Verb deterge has 1 sense
  1. deterge - wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
    --1 is one way to
    wipe off, wipe away
    Derived forms: noun detergent2, noun detergency1, noun detergence1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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