1. cleaned or cleansed thoroughly, especially by removing dirt or impurities
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘deterge’; formal or technical

Examples

• The wound was carefully deterged before applying the bandage.
• The laboratory equipment must be deterged between experiments.
• After the spill, the surface was deterged with a strong cleaning solution.
• The medical instruments were deterged and sterilized.
• The contaminated area was thoroughly deterged by the cleanup crew.