DETERGE

deterge

(verb) wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; “This drug is powerful enough to deterge”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

deterge (third-person singular simple present deterges, present participle deterging, simple past and past participle deterged)

To clean of undesirable material, especially a wound (technical).

Anagrams

• greeted

Source: Wiktionary

De*terge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterged; p. pr. & vb. n. Deterging.] Etym: [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. déterger.]

Definition: To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition