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English
Etymology
deterge + -er
Noun
deterger (plural detergers)
- (obsolete) Any substance used for cleaning a wound.
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin detergere.
Verb
deterger
- (transitive) to deterge
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin detergēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deteɾˈxeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: de‧ter‧ger
Verb
deterger (first-person singular present deterjo, first-person singular preterite detergí, past participle detergido)
- (transitive, rare) to cleanse, deterge
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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