verb
- past tense of absterge; to cleanse or wipe away, especially dirt or impurities from a surface or wound
Usage: archaic or medical/technical; rarely used in modern English
Examples
- The nurse absterged the wound with sterile gauze before applying the bandage.
- He absterged the dust from the ancient manuscript with a soft brush.
- The healer absterged the patient's skin with a medicinal solution.
- She carefully absterged the surface to remove all traces of the spill.