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Definition of Purge

1. Noun. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge.

2. Verb. Oust politically. "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

3. Noun. An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements.

4. Verb. Clear of a charge.

5. Noun. An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place. "He died in a purge by Stalin"

6. Verb. Make pure or free from sin or guilt. "He left the monastery purified"

7. Verb. Rid of impurities. "Purge your mind"

8. Verb. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid. "Purge the old gas tank"

9. Verb. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

10. Verb. Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body). "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

Definition of Purge

1. v. t. To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.

2. v. i. To become pure, as by clarification.

3. n. The act of purging.

Definition of Purge

1. to purify [v PURGED, PURGING, PURGES] - See also: purify

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purge

purfle purfled purfler purflers purfles purfling purflings purfly purgation purgations

purgative purgatives purgatorial purgatories purgatory purge (current term) purgeable purged purger purgers

purges purging purgings purging cassia puri purification purifications purificator purificators purificatory

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