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absterse

verb

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. vocative masculine singular of abstersus
  2. wiped clean
  3. The form used when directly addressing a masculine person who has been wiped or cleaned.
Examples

Ō absterse vir, dēterge pulvere.

O wiped-clean man, clean yourself of dust.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis is the vocative form of the participle abstersus.

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