Purge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɜːrdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word purge
Brit.  |pɜːdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word purge

noun

- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (syn: purgation)
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
he died in a purge by Stalin

verb

- oust politically
Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
- clear of a charge
- make pure or free from sin or guilt (syn: purify, sanctify)
- rid of impurities
purge the water
purge your mind
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid (syn: flush, scour)
purge the old gas tank
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (syn: barf, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit)
He purged continuously
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
The doctor decided that the patient must be purged

Extra examples

High-ranking officials were purged from the company following the merger.

...a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting...

This medicine will help to purge away the poison in your blood.

Only my father's death purged me of the guilt that I had felt.

The Party must be purged of disloyal members.

He sought to purge the Democrat party of conservatives.

Local languages were purged of Russian words.

It's hard to imagine now that Lawrence's novels were purged from public libraries.

The system automatically purges unread emails after two weeks.

We have to begin by purging our minds of prejudice.

Any doubts about his leadership were purged by the courage of his performance.

Anorexics may overeat before purging themselves or vomiting.

How can I purge this shame from my heart?

Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime

He purged continuously

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: purge
he/she/it: purges
present participle: purging
past tense: purged
past participle: purged
noun
singular: purge
plural: purges
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