retergeo

== Latin == === Etymology === From re- + tergeō (“rub or wipe off, cleanse”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛˈtɛr.ɡe.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [reˈtɛr.d͡ʒe.o] === Verb === retergeō (present infinitive retergēre, perfect active retersī, supine retersum); second conjugation (transitive) to wipe out, clear, cleanse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “retergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “retergeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.