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.