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deterges

deterges is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 deterges

What is deterges the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deterges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deterge.

Words near deterges in the dictionary

  1. detergent
  2. detergentless
  3. detergents
  4. deterger
  5. detergers
  6. deterges
  7. deterging
  8. deteriate
  9. deteriation
  10. deteriorable
  11. deteriorate

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