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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"
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word purge as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how to purge oneself, one's bowels, or a political party, and see related phrases and dictionary entries.
Purge means to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable, or to remove or eliminate someone or something. It can also refer to a noun, a verb, or a process. See synonyms, origin, and usage examples of purge.
Learn the meaning of purge as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and related words. Purge can mean to remove people or things that are unwanted, harmful, or evil, or to get rid of food from your body.
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.
2 days ago · Purge is a verb that means to rid something of impurities, undesirables, or dissidents, or to cleanse or purify something or someone. It can also be a noun that means the act or process of purging, or a medical term for evacuation of the bowels. See synonyms, examples, and pronunciation of purge.
Purge definition: to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. See examples of PURGE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb purge, which can mean to remove people or things from an organization or to make oneself or something pure. See pictures, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
