Purge Definition
pûrj
purged, purges, purging
verb
purged, purges, purging
To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted.
Purge a water pipe of air.
American Heritage
To become clean, clear, or pure.
Webster's New World
To cleanse or rid of impurities, foreign matter, or undesirable elements.
Webster's New World
To cleanse of guilt, sin, or ceremonial defilement.
Webster's New World
To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted.
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noun
purges
The act of purging.
Webster's New World
That which purges; esp., a purgative, or cathartic.
Webster's New World
The process of ridding a nation, political party, etc. of individuals held to be disloyal or undesirable.
Webster's New World
An instance of vomiting or of forcing oneself to vomit.
American Heritage Medicine
A forcible removal of people from political activity.
Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.
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purgesOrigin of Purge
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From Middle English purgen, from Old French purger, from Latin purgare (“make pure, cleanse"), from purus (“clean, pure") + agere (“to make, do").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English purgen from Old French purgier from Latin pūrgāre from pūrus pure peuə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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