Definition
To cleanse or wash away, especially in a medical context, meaning to remove impurities, infected material, or debris from a wound or surface.
Etymology
From Latin detergere, combining de- (away) and tergere (to wipe or clean), literally meaning 'to wipe away'; used in medicine and chemistry since the 17th century.
Kelly Says
In medieval and Renaissance medicine, deterge was a key verb—doctors would deterge wounds to prevent infection long before they understood bacteria, yet the practice worked because physical cleansing actually saved lives.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُنظف
yu-n-thuf
BNবাংলা
শুদ্ধ কর
shod-dho-kor
CSČeština
čistí
chees-tee
DEDeutsch
reinigt
ry-n-ee-gkt
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρίζει
ka-tha-ri-zee
ESEspañol
limpia
limp-ee-ah
FAفارسی
پاکیزه میکند
pa-ki-zeh-ko-meed
FISuomi
puhdistaa
puh-dis-taa-ah
FRFrançais
nettoie
neh-twah
GUGU
સફાઈ કરે છે
sa-fai-kar-che-che
HIहिन्दी
साफ करता है
saaf-karta-hai
HUMagyar
tisztít
tish-teet
IDBahasa Indonesia
membersihkan
mem-ber-shi-kan
ITItaliano
deterge
deh-ter-geh
KO한국어
세척하다
se-cheok-ha-da
MRMR
शुद्ध करते
shood-d-hte
MSBahasa Melayu
membersihkan
mem-ber-shi-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-ta-w-ma-yar
NLNederlands
reinigt
ry-n-ee-gkt
PAPA
ਸਾફ ਕਰਦਾ
saaf-kar-da
PLPolski
czyści
ch-ees-chee
PTPortuguês
limpa
lim-pah
RORomână
curăță
cu-ra-tsa
RUРусский
очищает
o-chi-shchaet
SVSvenska
rengör
ren-goer
SWKiswahili
kusafisha
ku-sa-fi-sha
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தம் செய்கிறது
suth-tham-say-ki-rathu
TEతెలుగు
తెల్లగా చేస్తుంది
tel-la-ga-che-sthoo-ndi
THไทย
ทำความสะอาด
tham-kwan-sa-at
TRTürkçe
temizler
te-meez-ler
UKУкраїнська
очищає
o-chi-shcha-ye
URاردو
صاف کرتا ہے
saaf-kar-ta-hai
VITiếng Việt
làm sạch
lam-sach