deterge vs wipe off

deterge and wipe off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, wipe off is a hypernym of deterge; that is, wipe off 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 off: remove by wiping

Other hypernyms of deterge include wipe away.

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