absterge

From French and Middle French absterger or from Medieval Latin abstergēre, present active infinitive of abstergeō (“wipe off or away”); formed from abs- + tergeō (“to wipe off”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɝd͡ʒ/, /əbˈstɝd͡ʒ/
• Hyphenation: ab‧sterge
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ

absterge (third-person singular simple present absterges, present participle absterging, simple past and past participle absterged)

1. (transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away. [First attested in the early 16^th century.][1]

   Synonyms: cleanse, purge

abstergē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of abstergeō

absterge

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of absterger.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of absterger.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of absterger.