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Italian
Etymology
From Latin dētergēre.
Pronunciation
Verb
detèrgere (first-person singular present detèrgo, first-person singular past historic detèrsi, past participle detèrso, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to cleanse, to clean, to wash
- Synonyms: pulire, lavare
Conjugation
Further reading
- detergere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Verb
dētergēre
- present active infinitive of dētergeō