verbspongĭoSPONGIO☆ KeepMeaningto wipe off with a spongeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SPONGIOLEWIS & SHORTSPONGIOspongĭo, āre, v. a. spongia, I. to wipe off with a sponge, to sponge (late Lat.), perh. only Apic. 1, 26, and 8, 1.Read the whole entry