Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abstergēre (to wipe off, wipe away).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈstɛr.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdʒere
  • Hyphenation: a‧stèr‧ge‧re

Verb

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astèrgere (first-person singular present astèrgo, first-person singular past historic astèrsi, past participle astèrso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to wipe lightly, to cleanse
    Synonym: tergere

Conjugation

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