DETERGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they deterge ... he / she / it deterges

Past simple: deterged

Past participle: deterged

-ing form: deterging

Meaning:

Wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

Example:

This drug is powerful enough to deterge

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "deterge" is one way to...):

wipe away; wipe off (remove by wiping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

detergence; detergency (detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power)

detergent (a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension)

detergent; detersive (having cleansing power)