purge (verb)
1purge — ► VERB 1) rid (someone or something) of people or things considered undesirable or harmful. 2) evacuate one s bowels, especially as a result of taking a laxative. 3) Law atone for or wipe out (contempt of court). ► NOUN 1) an act of purging. 2)… …
2purge — [pɜːdʒ ǁ pɜːrdʒ] verb [transitive] to get rid of information that is no longer needed, especially when combining lists of information * * * Ⅰ. purge UK US /pɜːdʒ/ verb [T] ► to remove people from an organization because you do not want them:… …
3purge — / pərj/ vt purged, purg·ing 1: to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt purged himself of contempt 2: to become no longer guilty of purge the contempt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Mer …
4purge — verb 1》 rid of an unwanted feeling or condition. 2》 remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place. 3》 remove by a cleansing process. 4》 [often as noun purging] evacuate the bowels, especially as a result of… …
5purge — [c]/pɜdʒ / (say perj) verb (purged, purging) –verb (t) 1. to cleanse; rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; purify. 2. to eliminate, as by killing, an unwanted person, as a political opponent or potential opponent. 3. to clear (a person,… …
6purge — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] purges, purging, purged 1) VERB To purge an organization of its unacceptable members means to remove them from it. You can also talk about purging people from an organization. [V n of n] The leadership voted to purge the party… …
7purge — I. verb (purged; purging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French purger, from Latin purigare, purgare to purify, purge, from purus pure + igare (akin to agere to drive, do) more at act Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to clear of… …
8purge — I UK [pɜː(r)dʒ] / US [pɜrdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms purge : present tense I/you/we/they purge he/she/it purges present participle purging past tense purged past participle purged 1) to remove people suddenly or violently from an… …
9purge — purge1 [ pɜrdʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to remove people suddenly or violently from an organization, group, etc.: purge something of someone: an effort to purge the state government of corrupt officials purge someone from something: purging large… …
10purge — 1 verb (T) 1 to force your opponents or people who disagree with you to leave an organization or place, often by using violence: purge sth of sb/sth: an attempt to purge the region of ethnic minorities | purge sb/sth from sth: purging dissidents… …
