deterge

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deterge - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Deterging.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to
     rub or wipe off: cf. F. d['e]terger.]
     To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from
     the body, or from an ulcer.
     [1913 Webster]

deterge - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  deterge
      v 1: wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical
           use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is
           powerful enough to deterge"