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purge
(pûrj)v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted: purge a water pipe of air.
b. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter): purge the air from a water pipe.
2.
a. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted: "He had purged his brain of grandiose and debilitating dreams" (Tom Junod).
b. To remove or eliminate (an unwanted element): attempts to purge indecent remarks from company email.
3. Law To clear (a person) of a charge or conviction.
4.
a. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.
b. To get rid of (people considered undesirable).
5. Medicine
a. To cause evacuation of (the bowels).
b. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual).
6. Computers
a. To clear (a storage device) of unwanted data.
b. To delete (unwanted data) from a storage device.
v.intr.
1. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.
2. To vomit or force oneself to vomit, especially as a symptom of an eating disorder.
n.
1. The act or process of purging: a purge of unwanted files.
2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
3. An instance of vomiting or of forcing oneself to vomit.
[Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgāre, from pūrus, pure; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
purg′er n.
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purge
(pɜːdʒ)vb
1. (tr) to rid (something) of (impure or undesirable elements)
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to rid (a state, political party, etc) of (dissident or troublesome people)
3. (Physiology) (tr)
a. to empty (the bowels) by evacuation of faeces
b. to cause (a person) to evacuate his bowels
4. (Law)
a. to clear (a person) of a charge
b. to free (oneself) of guilt, as by atonement: to purge contempt.
5. (intr) to be cleansed or purified
n
6. the act or process of purging
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc
8. (Medicine) a purgative drug or agent; cathartic
[C14: from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify]
ˈpurger n
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purge
(pɜrdʒ)v. purged, purg•ing,
n. v.t.
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.
6. to eliminate (undesirable members) from a government, political organization, etc.
v.i. 7. to become cleansed or purified.
8. to undergo or cause emptying of the stomach or intestines.
n. 9. the act or process of purging.
10. the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, etc., considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable, often in a summary or violent manner.
11. something that purges, as a purgative medicine.
[1250–1300; (v.) Middle English < Old French purg(i)er < Latin pūrgāre to refine, clean, purge]
purge′a•ble, adj.
purg′er, n.
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purge
- To purge a tree is to prune it; to purge a candle is to snuff it.See also related terms for prune.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
purge
Past participle: purged
Gerund: purging
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| Noun | 1. | purge - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance" clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion |
| 2. | purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | |
| 3. | purge - an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin" removal - dismissal from office | |
| Verb | 1. | purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" rehabilitate - reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" |
| 2. | purge - clear of a charge | |
| 3. | purge - make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" spiritualise, spiritualize - purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" lustrate - purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials | |
| 4. | purge - rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" | |
| 5. | purge - rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" | |
| 6. |  purge - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" | |
| 7. | purge - excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" |
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purge
verb
1. rid, clear, cleanse, strip, empty, void They voted to purge the party of `hostile and anti-party elements`.
2. get rid of, kill, remove, dismiss, axe (informal), expel, wipe out, oust, eradicate, eject, do away with, liquidate, exterminate, sweep out, rout out, wipe from the face of the earth, rid somewhere of They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service. They purged any individuals suspected of loyalty to the king.
noun
1. removal, elimination, crushing, expulsion, suppression, liquidation, cleanup, witch hunt, eradication, ejection a thorough purge of people associated with the late ruler
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
purge
verb2. Law. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt:
Law: acquit.
3. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:
Idioms: do away with, put an end to.
The act or process of eliminating:
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Translations
تَطْهير، تَنْظيفيُطَهِّر حِزْبا من غَيْر المُخْلِصينيُنَظِّف، يُطَهِّر
čistkaočistaočistitprovést čistku
udrenseudrenselse
puhdistaa
kitisztítástisztogatás
hreinsa tilhreinsa, hvítòvohreinsun
išvalymas
attīrīšanaattīrītiztīrīttīrīšanaveikt tīrīšanu
očistaurobiť čistku
temizlemektemizleyip arındırmaktemizlik
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
purge
[ˈpɜːrdʒ]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
purge
n
(Med) → (starkes) Abführmittel
vt → reinigen; body → entschlacken; guilt, offence, sin → büßen; (Pol etc) party, organization → säubern (of von); traitor, member → eliminieren (from aus); to purge the bowels → den Darm entleeren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
purge
(pəːdʒ) verb1. to make (something) clean by clearing it of everything that is bad, not wanted etc.
2. to rid (a political party etc) of disloyal members.
noun an act of purging.
purgative (ˈpəːgətiv) noun, adjective (a medicine) which clears waste matter out of the body.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
purge
n. purga, medicamento o catártico;
v. purgar o limpiar; forzar la evacuación de los intestinos por medio de un purgante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
purge
n (ant) purgaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.