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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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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