Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Deterging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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