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exterge

exterge verb: to clean.

Verb

exterge (third-person singular simple present exterges, present participle exterging, simple past and past participle exterged)

  1. (obsolete) to clean
    • Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory

Forms of exterge

third-person singular presentexterges
present participleexterging
past participleexterged
pastexterged

Questions about exterge

What does exterge mean?
Exterge means to clean.
What part of speech is exterge?
Exterge is a verb.
What is the past tense of exterge?
The past tense of exterge is exterged.

Words near exterge in the dictionary

  1. extenuative
  2. extenuatives
  3. extenuator
  4. extenuators
  5. extenuatory
  6. exterge
  7. exterior
  8. exterior angle
  9. exterior angles
  10. exterior derivative
  11. exterior derivatives

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