rĕ-tergeo

si, 2, v. a.
I. to wipe out, cleanse, clear (late Lat.).
I. Lit.: vulnera, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14, 107.—
II. Transf.: fossas ruderibus obrutas, Amm. 29, 6, 11.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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