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Meaning
Noun
●
An
act
of purging.
●
In Medicine:
An
evacuation
of the
bowels
or a vomiting.
●
A
cleansing
of pipes.
●
A
forcible
removal
of people,
for example
, from political activity.
●
That which
purges
; especially, a
medicine
that
evacuates
the
intestines
; a cathartic.
Verb
●
To
clean
thoroughly
; to
cleanse
; to
rid
of impurities.
●
In Religion:
To
free
from
sin
,
guilt
, or the
burden
or
responsibility
of misdeeds.
●
To
remove
by
cleansing
; to
wash
away.
●
In Medicine:
To
void
or
evacuate
(the
bowels
or the
stomach
); to
defecate
or vomit.
●
In Medicine:
To cause someone to
purge
,
operate
on (somebody) as or with a
cathartic
or
emetic
, or in a
similar
manner.
●
To
forcibly
remove
, e.g; from political activity.
●
To
forcibly
remove
people from.
●
In Law:
To
clear
of a
charge
,
suspicion
, or imputation.
●
To
clarify
; to
clear
the
dregs
from (liquor).
●
To become
pure
, as by clarification.
●
To have or
produce
frequent
evacuations
from the
intestines
, as
by means of
a cathartic.
●
To
trim
,
dress
, or prune.
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Origin
purge
English
purgen
Middle English (1100-1500)
purger
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
purgare
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Cleanse
Cull
Wipe
Expel
Remove
Exterminate
Purify
Eradicate
Expunge
Burn
Liberate
Cleansing
Overthrow
Destroy
Banish
Restore
Reclaim
Erase
Oust
Reshuffle
Kill
Shutdown
Refresh
Rebuild
Drain
Exhaust
Sweep
Sanitize
Replace
Escape
Eliminate
Separate
Uprising
Attack
Takeover
Coup
Isolate
Release
Rid
Discard
Reconstitute
Rebellion
Clear
Revolt
Suppress
Dislodge
Hide
Raid
Empty
Protect
Free
Detach
Genocide
Riot
Displace
War
Murder
Delete
Massacre
Sterilize
Dismantle
Subdue
Block
Defend
More
Rhymes
Urge
Merge
Surge
Verge
Purge
Gurge
Emerge
Spurge
Scourge
Splurge
Diverge
Asperge
Absterge
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