absterge
(verb)
verb
1. (transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; to purge. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
(verb)
1. (transitive, archaic, now rare) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; to purge. [First attested in the early 16th century.]