transitive. To rub (something) gently with a soft cloth or the like, or on something, so as to clear its surface of dust, dirt, moisture, etc.; to…

figurative (from 1.) To clear, cleanse (from or of something); in the biblical passage, to empty completely, lay waste.

transitive. To wipe away; to wipe clean, cleanse. Also occasionally intransitive.

To wipe; spec. in Falconry of a hawk, to wipe (the beak), = sew, v.3 Obsolete.

transitive. To wipe out, cleanse; also figurative (as in Latin), to cheat.