exterge

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Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

exterge (third-person singular simple present exterges, present participle exterging, simple past and past participle exterged)

  1. (obsolete) to clean
    • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:
      Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

extergē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of extergeō
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