detergeo

dē-tergeō

(plur.once detergunt, L.), sī, sus, ere, to wipe off, wipe away: lacrimas pollice, O.: nubila caelo, i. e. to clear, H.—To wipe, cleanse: volnera mappā, Iu.: cloacas, L.—To strip off, break off: remos, Cs.: asseribus pinnas, L.—Fig., to sweep off, get (colloq.): primo anno LXXX.