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ABSTERGE
Etymology
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
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*sterge, v. t. Etym: [L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger.]
Definition: To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [R.] Quincy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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