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purge

UK/pɜːd͡ʒ/ US/pɜɹd͡ʒ/ fairly common
verb (7) noun (2)

verb

1.

oust politically

  • “Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime”
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2.

clear of a charge

3.

make pure or free from sin or guilt

  • “he left the monastery purified”
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4.

rid of impurities

  • “purge the water”
  • “purge your mind”
5.

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

  • “flush the wound with antibiotics”
  • “purge the old gas tank”
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6.

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

  • “After drinking too much, the students vomited”
  • “He purged continuously”
  • “The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night”
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7.

excrete or evacuate (someone''s bowels or body)

  • “The doctor decided that the patient must be purged”

noun

1.

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

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2.

an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

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Origin

From Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō (“to make pure, to cleanse”), from pūrus (“clean, pure”) + agō (“to make, to do”).

Phrases

  • ethnic purge
  • Great Purge

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