absterge
Meaning
To make clean by wiping; to wipe away.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
Etymology
From French and Middle French absterger or from Medieval Latin abstergēre (“wipe off or away”); formed from Latin abs- + tergeō (“to wipe off”).
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