verb
wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
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This drug is powerful enough to deterge
• Derivationally related forms: ↑detersive, ↑detergent, ↑detergency, ↑detergence
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.