Word: purge Word origin: Middle English (in the legal sense ‘clear oneself of a charge’): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare ‘purify’, from purus ‘pure’. Phonetic: pəːdʒ Listen:
rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling. Example: Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her
remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way. Example: he purged all but 26 of the central committee members
physically remove or expel (something) completely. Example: a substance designed to purge impurities from the body
atone for or wipe out (contempt of court). Example: he has a right to apply to the court to purge his contempt
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people. Example: many of us live in fear of a purge
a laxative. Example: in this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge
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