abstersion

Meaning

Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/æbˈstɜː.ʒn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English abstersioun, from either Old French or Medieval Latin abstertion, from Latin abstersus, past participle of abstergēo (“I wipe off or away”).

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