单词 | absterge |
释义 | Definition of absterge in English:abstergeverb əbˈstəːdʒabˈstəːdʒ rare, archaic
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in The Grete Herball. From Middle French, French absterger to wipe clean, to wipe off (e.g. the infected matter from a wound) or its etymon classical Latin abstergēre to wipe clean, to wipe off, to wipe away from abs + tergēre to wipe. Definition of absterge in US English:abstergeverb rare, archaic
OriginEarly 16th century; earliest use found in The Grete Herball. From Middle French, French absterger to wipe clean, to wipe off (e.g. the infected matter from a wound) or its etymon classical Latin abstergēre to wipe clean, to wipe off, to wipe away from abs + tergēre to wipe. |
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