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de·terge (dĭ-tûrj′) tr.v. de·terged ,
de·terg·ing ,
de·terg·es To wash or wipe off (a wound, for example); cleanse.
[French déterger , from Latin dētergēre : dē- , de- + tergēre , to wipe .]
deterge (dɪˈtɜːdʒ ) vb (Medicine) (tr ) to wash or wipe away; cleanse: to deterge a wound .
[C17: from Latin dētergēre to wipe away, from de- + tergēre to wipe]
de•terge (dɪˈtɜrdʒ) v.t. -terged, -terg•ing. to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
[1615–25; (< French) < Latin
dētergēre to wipe off =
dē- de - +
tergēre to wipe]
de•ter′gen•cy, n.
deterge Past participle: detergedGerund: detergingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I deterge you deterge he/she/it deterges we deterge you deterge they deterge
Preterite I deterged you deterged he/she/it deterged we deterged you deterged they deterged
Present Continuous I am deterging you are deterging he/she/it is deterging we are deterging you are deterging they are deterging
Present Perfect I have deterged you have deterged he/she/it has deterged we have deterged you have deterged they have deterged
Past Continuous I was deterging you were deterging he/she/it was deterging we were deterging you were deterging they were deterging
Past Perfect I had deterged you had deterged he/she/it had deterged we had deterged you had deterged they had deterged
Future I will deterge you will deterge he/she/it will deterge we will deterge you will deterge they will deterge
Future Perfect I will have deterged you will have deterged he/she/it will have deterged we will have deterged you will have deterged they will have deterged
Future Continuous I will be deterging you will be deterging he/she/it will be deterging we will be deterging you will be deterging they will be deterging
Present Perfect Continuous I have been deterging you have been deterging he/she/it has been deterging we have been deterging you have been deterging they have been deterging
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been deterging you will have been deterging he/she/it will have been deterging we will have been deterging you will have been deterging they will have been deterging
Past Perfect Continuous I had been deterging you had been deterging he/she/it had been deterging we had been deterging you had been deterging they had been deterging
Conditional I would deterge you would deterge he/she/it would deterge we would deterge you would deterge they would deterge
Past Conditional I would have deterged you would have deterged he/she/it would have deterged we would have deterged you would have deterged they would have deterged
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. deterge - 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"