deterge (v)

v01393038

type v
lex_filenum 35
def wipe away
def to wash off or out, cleanse
def chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
examples This drug is powerful enough to deterge
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym wipe off, wipe away
Derivationally related form deterge → detersive; deterge → detergence
Derivationally related form deterge → detergent; deterge → detergent; deterge → detergency
Incoming links
Derivationally related form detersive → deterge; detergence → deterge
Derivationally related form detergent → deterge; detergent → deterge; detergency → deterge
Hyponym wipe off, wipe away

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