Absterge
(v. t.) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. | ||||
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absterge
\ab*sterge\ (&?;), v. t. [l. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. cf. f absterger.] to make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [r.] --quincy.
absterge
\ab*sterge\ (&?;), v. t. [l. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. cf. f absterger.] to make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [r.] --quincy.