ABSTERGE', verb transitive abstery'. [Latin abstergeo, of abs and tergeo, to wipe. Tergeo may have a common origin with the Sw. torcka, G. trocknen, D. droogen, Sax. drygan, to dry; for these Teutonic verbs signify to wipe, as well as to dry.] To wipe or make clean by wiping; to cleanse by resolving obstructions in the body. [Used chiefly as a medical term.]
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