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deterged

deterged is the simple past and past participle of deterge.

Meaning of deterge

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material.
    • Nature to attenuate, open, deterge, and dissolve; and Milk and Water, and Seeds, to cool, nourish, and balmify1742, George Cheyne, The Natural Method Of Cureing the Diseases of the Body

Questions about deterged

What is deterged the simple past and past participle of?
Deterged is the simple past and past participle of deterge.

Words near deterged in the dictionary

  1. detents
  2. deter
  3. Deterding
  4. Deterdings
  5. deterge
  6. deterged
  7. detergence
  8. detergencies
  9. detergency
  10. detergent
  11. detergentless

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