absterge/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/EtymologyFrom French and Middle French absterger or from Medieval Latin abstergēre (“wipe off or away”); formed from Latin abs- + tergeō (“to wipe off”).absterge means To make clean by wiping; to wipe away. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.verbTo make clean by wiping; to wipe away.