abstersion noun.
[ǝb'stǝ:ʃ(ǝ)n] LME.[Old & mod. French, or medieval Latin abstertio(n-), from Latin absters- pa. ppl stem of abstergere: see ABSTERGE, -ION.]The act or process of cleansing or purging.
■ absterse verb trans. (
rare) =
ABSTERGE LME. ■ abstersive adjective & noun =
ABSTERGENT LME. ■ abstersiveness noun M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲