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detergeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- (off) +‎ tergeō (wipe, polish), tergō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dētergeō (present infinitive dētergēre, perfect active dētersī, supine dētersum); second conjugation, third person-only in the passive

  1. to wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
  2. (figuratively) to chase away, drive away, remove
  3. to strip off, break off

Conjugation

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  • In surviving Classical sources, the passive voice is limited to the third-person forms.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • detergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • detergeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • detergeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.