Deterging

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to
     rub or wipe off: cf. F. d['e]terger.]
     To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from
     the body, or from an ulcer.
     [1913 Webster]