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Verb: deterge  di'turj
  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"

Derived forms: deterging, deterges, deterged

Type of: wipe away, wipe off

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