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absterse.

To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)s/Received-Pronunciation/æbˈstɝs/US/əbˈstɝs/US
  1. To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English absterse, from Latin abstersus, perfect passive participle of abstergeō (“wipe off, wipe away”); formed from abs- + tergeō (“wipe”).

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