Cleanse

• Clean
• Wash or wipe off
• Put off, finally having dye to wash away

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from French déterger (16c.), from Latin detergere (see detergent ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deterging .] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d['e]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. To clean of undesirable material

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"