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English
Etymology
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Verb
exterge (third-person singular simple present exterges, present participle exterging, simple past and past participle exterged)
- (obsolete) to clean
1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:Medicks prescribe Dentifricies to exterge and dealbate the teeth
Latin
Verb
extergē
- second-person singular present active imperative of extergeō