How Do You Spell ABSTERGE?

Pronunciation: [ɐbstˈɜːd͡ʒ] (IPA)

The word absterge has a tricky spelling, as it deviates from typical English phonetics. Its IPA transcription is /əbˈstərdʒ/. The first part of the word, "ab," is pronounced like "uhb" in IPA, while the "e" at the end is silent. The "s" and "t" sounds in the middle contribute to the word's difficult spelling. Absterge means to cleanse or purify, and is often used in medical or chemical contexts.

Common Misspellings for ABSTERGE

• zbsterge
• sbsterge
• wbsterge
• qbsterge
• avsterge
• ansterge
• ahsterge
• agsterge
• abaterge
• abzterge
• abxterge
• abdterge
• abeterge
• abwterge
• absrerge
• absferge
• absgerge
• absyerge
• abs6erge

Etymology of ABSTERGE

The word "absterge" comes from the Latin word "abstergere", which means "to wipe off" or "to cleanse". It is derived from the prefix "ab-" meaning "away" or "off", and the verb "stergere", meaning "to wipe" or "to cleanse". The term "absterge" first appeared in English in the 15th century with the same meaning of cleaning or wiping off, and it is primarily used in medical or literary contexts to describe the act of cleansing or purifying.

Conjugate verb Absterge

CONDITIONAL

I would absterge

you would absterge

he/she/it would absterge

we would absterge

they would absterge

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be absterging

you would be absterging

he/she/it would be absterging

we would be absterging

they would be absterging

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have absterge

you would have absterge

he/she/it would have absterge

we would have absterge

they would have absterge

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been absterging

you would have been absterging

he/she/it would have been absterging

we would have been absterging

they would have been absterging

FUTURE

I will absterge

you will absterge

he/she/it will absterge

we will absterge

they will absterge

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be absterging

you will be absterging

he/she/it will be absterging

we will be absterging

they will be absterging

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have absterged

you will have absterged

he/she/it will have absterged

we will have absterged

they will have absterged

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been absterging

you will have been absterging

he/she/it will have been absterging

we will have been absterging

they will have been absterging

IMPERATIVE

you absterge

we let´s absterge

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to absterge

PAST

I absterged

you absterged

he/she/it absterged

we absterged

they absterged

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was absterging

you were absterging

he/she/it was absterging

we were absterging

they were absterging

PAST PARTICIPLE

absterged

PAST PERFECT

I had absterged

you had absterged

he/she/it had absterged

we had absterged

they had absterged

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been absterging

you had been absterging

he/she/it had been absterging

we had been absterging

they had been absterging

PRESENT

I absterge

you absterge

he/she/it absterges

we absterge

they absterge

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am absterging

you are absterging

he/she/it is absterging

we are absterging

they are absterging

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

absterging

PRESENT PERFECT

I have absterged

you have absterged

he/she/it has absterged

we have absterged

they have absterged

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been absterging

you have been absterging

he/she/it has been absterging

we have been absterging

they have been absterging