DETERGE


Meaning of DETERGE in English

— detergency , n.

/di terrj"/ , v.t., deterged, deterging .

1. to wipe or wash away; cleanse.

2. to cleanse of impurities or undesirable matter, as a wound.

[ 1615-25; ( detergere to wipe off, equiv. to de- DE- + tergere to wipe ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .