absterge

== English == === Etymology === From French and Middle French absterger or from Medieval Latin abstergēre (“wipe off or away”); formed from Latin abs- + tergeō (“to wipe off”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝd͡ʒ/, /əbˈstɝd͡ʒ/ Hyphenation: ab‧sterge Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ === Verb === absterge (third-person singular simple present absterges, present participle absterging, simple past and past participle absterged) (transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away. [First attested in the early 16th century.] Synonyms: cleanse, purge ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Verb === abstergē second-person singular present active imperative of abstergeō == Spanish == === Verb === absterge inflection of absterger: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative