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DETERGE

\dɪtˈɜːd͡ʒ], \dɪtˈɜːd‍ʒ], \d_ɪ_t_ˈɜː_dʒ]\

Definitions of DETERGE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To wipe off: to cleanse (as a wound).

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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