purge
Use Purge in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
2.
to rid, clear, or free (usually followed by of or from ): to purge a political party of disloyal members.
3.
to clear of imputed guilt or ritual uncleanliness.
4.
to clear away or wipe out legally (an offense, accusation, etc.) by atonement or other suitable action.
5.
to remove by cleansing or purifying (often followed by away, off, or out ).
6.
to clear or empty (the bowels) by causing evacuation.
7.
to cause evacuation of the bowels of (a person).
8.
to put to death or otherwise eliminate (undesirable or unwanted members) from a political organization, government, nation, etc.
9.
Metallurgy.
a.
to drive off (undesirable gases) from a furnace or stove.
b.
to free (a furnace or stove) of undesirable gases.
verb (used without object)
10.
to become cleansed or purified.
11.
to undergo or cause purging of the bowels.
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noun
12.
the act or process of purging.
13.
the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, nation, etc., who are considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable.
14.
something that purges, as a purgative medicine or dose.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English purgen < Old French purg(i)er < Latin pūrgāre to cleanse; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English purgen < Old French purg(i)er < Latin pūrgāre to cleanse; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
Related forms
purge·a·ble, adjective
purg·er, noun
un·purge·a·ble, adjective
un·purged, adjective
Synonyms
8. oust, liquidate, extirpate.
8. oust, liquidate, extirpate.
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purge (pɜːdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to rid (something) of (impure or undesirable elements) |
| 2. | (tr) to rid (a state, political party, etc) of (dissident or troublesome people) |
| 3. | (tr) |
| a. to empty (the bowels) by evacuation of faeces | |
| b. to cause (a person) to evacuate his bowels | |
| 4. | a. to clear (a person) of a charge |
| b. to free (oneself) of guilt, as by atonement: to purge contempt | |
| 5. | (intr) to be cleansed or purified |
| —n | |
| 6. | the act or process of purging |
| 7. | the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc |
| 8. | a purgative drug or agent; cathartic |
| [C14: from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify] | |
| 'purger | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
purge (pûrj)
v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es
To cause evacuation of the bowels. n.
The act or process of purging.
Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
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Example sentences
In a vast purge, he exiled or fired many of them, leaving wounds that remain tender to this day.
Drinking a few ounces of the sludgy brown liquid usually leads to a violent purge from both ends of the body.
Once you have clamped it shut, nothing will get inside except for air, via a small purge valve that equalizes pressure.
But from a sociological standpoint what's going on here doesn't meaningfully differ from any other sort of purge.
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