What does deterge mean?
Definitions for deterge
dɪˈtɜrdʒde·terge
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Princeton's WordNet
detergeverb
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"
Wiktionary
detergeverb
To clean of undesirable material
Etymology: detergere, from de- + tergere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DETERGEverb
To cleanse a sore; to purge any part from feculence or obstructions.
Etymology: detergo, Latin.
Consider the part and habit of body, and add or diminish your simples as you design to deterge or incarn. Richard Wiseman.
Sea salt preserves bodies, through which it passeth, from corruption, and it detergeth the vessels, and keeps the fluids from putrefaction. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
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deterge
To deterge means to cleanse, clear, or wipe off something thoroughly, often in a medical context. It can refer to removing dirt, impurities or unhealthy tissues from a wound or a body surface.
Webster Dictionary
Detergeverb
to cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer
Etymology: [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. dterger.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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The numerical value of deterge in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of deterge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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