Complete Definition of "absterse"

English
Etymology
From Latin abstersus, participle of abstergere "to wipe off", "to wipe away", formed from abs- + tergere "to wipe".

Pronunciation
RP:

  • IPA|/É�bË�stÉ�Ë�rs/

US:

  • IPA|/Ë�æbË�stÉ�s/
  • SAMPA|/%{b"st3`s/

Hyphenation: ab·sterse
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��s|-��s

Verb
en-verb|absters|ing

  1. transitive To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.

Derived terms
abstersion
abstersive
abstersiveness

uk:absterse

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