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Meaning of purge

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

purge

Pronunciation:/pɜːdʒ//pɝdʒ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of purging.

  2. An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.

  3. A cleansing of pipes.

  4. A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

    Example: Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.

verb

Definitions

  1. To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.

  2. To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds

  3. To remove by cleansing; to wash away.

  4. To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.