deterge vs wipe away

deterge and wipe away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deterge	No	No	Yes	No
wipe away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wipe away is a hypernym of deterge; that is, wipe away is a word with a broader meaning than deterge:

deterge: wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body
wipe away: remove by wiping

Other hypernyms of deterge include wipe off.

deterge (verb)	wipe away (verb)
wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body	remove by wiping