LAT

Lewis Short

(verb) : rĕ-tergeo, si, 2
* To wipe out, cleanse, clear (late Lat.).
* Lit.: vulnera,Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14, 107.
* Transf.: fossas ruderibus obrutas,Amm. 29, 6, 11.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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