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- DictionaryPurge/pərj/
verb
- 1. rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling: "Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her"
- 2. remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way: "he purged all but 26 of the central committee members"
noun
- 1. an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people: "many of us live in fear of a purge"
- 2. a laxative: dated "in this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge"
1. a. : to clear of guilt. b. : to free from moral or ceremonial defilement. 2. a. : to cause evacuation from. purge the bowels. b (1) : to make free of something unwanted. purge a manhole of gas. purge yourself of fear. (2) : to free (something, such as a boiler) of sediment or relieve (something, such as a steam pipe) of trapped air by bleeding.
Purge definition: to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. See examples of PURGE used in a sentence.
PURGE definition: 1. to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them: 2. to take names…. Learn more.
1. to rid of impurities; cleanse; purify. 2. to rid, clear, or free: to purge a political party of disloyal members. 3. to clear of imputed guilt. 4. to remove by cleansing or purifying. 5. to clear or empty (the stomach or intestines) by inducing vomiting or evacuation.
To purge is to get rid of something or someone, and often it’s done suddenly. Purge rhymes with urge, and when you have a really strong urge to throw stuff away or clean something out, you have an urge to purge.
PURGE definition: 1. to get rid of bad feelings that you do not want: 2. to get rid of people from an organization…. Learn more.
A purge is the process of putting a lot of fluid into a vessel to get rid of unwanted substances.
Purge Definition. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted. Purge a water pipe of air. To become clean, clear, or pure. To cleanse or rid of impurities, foreign matter, or undesirable elements. To cleanse of guilt, sin, or ceremonial defilement.
to remove people from an organization, often violently, because their opinions or activities are unacceptable to the people in power. purge something (of somebody) His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists. purge somebody (from something) He purged extremists from the party.
Definition of purge verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
