Purge
11purge — (v.) late 13c., from O.Fr. purgier (12c.), from L. purgare cleanse, purify, from Old L. purigare, from purus pure (see PURE (Cf. pure)) + root of agere to drive, make (see ACT (Cf. act)). The noun is recorded from 1560s …
12purge — vb *rid, clear, unburden, disabuse Analogous words: cleanse, *clean: eliminate, *exclude, debar, shut out, rule out: *eject, oust, dismiss, expel: expunge, *erase, efface, delete …
13purgé — Purgé, [purg]ée. part …
14purge — ► 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)… …
15purge — [pʉrj] vt. purged, purging [ME purgen < OFr purgier < L purgare, to cleanse < purus, clean (see PURE) + agere, to do: see ACT1] 1. to cleanse or rid of impurities, foreign matter, or undesirable elements 2. to cleanse of guilt, sin, or… …
16Purge — In history and political science, to purge is to remove people considered by the group in power to be undesirable from a government, political party, a profession, or from community or society as a whole, often by violent means. Restoration of… …
17purge — purge1 [pə:dʒ US pə:rdʒ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: purgier, from Latin purgare to make pure , from purus; PURE] 1.) [T] to force people to leave a place or organization because the people in power do not like them purge sth of… …
18purge — 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… …
19purge — 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… …
20purge — I n. 1) to carry out, conduct a purge 2) a radical, sweeping purge II v. 1)(D; tr.) ( to remove ) to purge from (all dissidents were purged from the party) 2) (D; tr.) ( to cleanse ) to purge of (the party was purged of all disloyal elements) * * …
