ABSTERGED

Verb

absterged

simple past tense and past participle of absterge

Source: Wiktionary


ABSTERGE

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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