rĕ-tergeo — Lewis & Short
rĕ-tergeo, si, 2, v. a.,
I to wipe out, cleanse, clear (late Lat.).
I Lit.:
vulnera,Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14, 107.—
II Transf.:
fossas ruderibus obrutas,Amm. 29, 6, 11.