astergere

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abstergēre (to wipe off, wipe away).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈstɛr.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdʒere
  • Hyphenation: a‧stèr‧ge‧re

Verb

astèrgere (first-person singular present astèrgo, first-person singular past historic astèrsi, past participle astèrso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to wipe lightly, to cleanse
    Synonym: tergere

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