Third person singular present tense of 'absterge'; it cleanses or wipes away.
Regular conjugation of the verb 'absterge' in modern English, adding '-es' for third person singular present tense.
Even this simple conjugation form is vanishingly rare in modern English, since the verb itself has largely been replaced by the more common 'cleanse' or 'wash' in contemporary usage.
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