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Showing words for DETERGE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Deterge

deterge, greeted

6 Letter Words for Deterge

degree, greete, teered

5 Letter Words for Deterge

deere, deter, edger, egret, greed, greet, grete, reede, reget, tedge, treed

4 Letter Words for Deterge

deer, deet, dere, dree, dreg, edge, eger, ered, geed, geer, geet, gere, gree, gret, rede, reed, reet, regd, regt, retd, rete, teed, teer, tree

3 Letter Words for Deterge

dee, deg, der, det, eeg, eer, erd, ere, erg, ert, ged, gee, ger, get, gtd, gte, red, ree, reg, rte, tdr, ted, tee, teg, ter

Definitions for Deterge

[1] to wipe or wash away; cleanse.
[2] to cleanse of impurities or undesirable matter, as a wound.
[3] (tr) to wash or wipe away; cleanse to deterge a wound

Words related to Deterge

bathe, scrub, soak, dredge, mop, flush, scrape, sweep, wash, disinfect, brush, vacuum, dust, cleanse, wipe, rinse, pick, absolve, atone, lustrate

Words nearby Deterge

detention, detention camp, detention centre, detention home, deter, deterge, detergency, detergent, deteriorate, deterioration, determinable

Origin of Deterge

1615–25; (< F) < Latin dētergēre to wipe off, equivalent to dē- de- + tergēre to wipe

Other words from Deterge

de·ter·gen·cy , noun

Word origin for Deterge

C17: from Latin dētergēre to wipe away, from de- + tergēre to wipe

Synonyms for Deterge

absolve, aerate, aerify, atone, chasten, clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, decontaminate, deodorize, disinfect, edulcorate, exculpate, exonerate, expiate, filter, fumigate, lustrate, oxygenate, purge, rarify, redeem, refine, remit, sanctify, sanitize, shrive, sublimate, wash, depurate, elutriate