Deterge

  • 11deterge — de·terge …

    English syllables

  • 12deterge — de•terge [[t]dɪˈtɜrdʒ[/t]] v. t. terged, terg•ing to wipe or wash away; cleanse • Etymology: 1615–25; (< F) < L dētergēre to wipe off =dē de +tergēre to wipe de•ter′gen•cy, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13deterge — /dəˈtɜdʒ/ (say duh terj) verb (t) (deterged, deterging) 1. to wipe away. 2. to cleanse by removing foul or morbid matter, as from a wound. {Latin dētergēre wipe off} …

  • 14Detergentien — Detergẹnti|en   [englisch, zu lateinisch detergere »abwischen«, »reinigen«], Singular Detẹrgens das, , Detergẹnzi|en, die Tenside …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 15Deterged — Deterge De*terge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[ e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Deterging — Deterge De*terge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[ e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17terge — déterge manuterge …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 18déterger — [ detɛrʒe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1538; lat. detergere « nettoyer » ♦ Techn. Enlever les souillures, les salissures de (une surface) en les dissolvant, par modification de leurs propriétés d étalement, de mouillage, etc. (phénomène de la… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 19detergence — noun detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power • Syn: ↑detergency • Derivationally related forms: ↑detergent, ↑deterge, ↑detergent (for: ↑detergency), ↑deterge …

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  • 20clean — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not soiled] Syn. spotless, washed, stainless, laundered, immaculate, unsoiled, untarnished, speckless, unstained, neat, tidy, clear, blank, white, dirtless, unblemished, unspotted, newly cleaned, cleaned, fresh, unused,… …

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