Definition of deterge Deterge
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What does deterge mean?
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Wiktionary 
- deterge (Verb)
To clean of undesirable material.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deterge (v. t.)
To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deterge
de-tėrj′, v.t. to wipe off; to cleanse (as a wound).—ns. Deterg′ence, Deterg′ency.—adj. Deterg′ent, cleansing: purging.—n. that which cleanses. [L. detergēre, detersum—de, off, and tergere, to wipe.]
