| 释义 |
ab·sterge
\abzˈtərj, əb-, -bˈst-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French absterger, from Latin abstergēre, from abs- (variant of ab- ab- (I)) + tergēre to wipe off — more at terse
archaic : to cleanse especially by wiping : purge |