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Synonyms
purge (pûrj)

[Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgāre, from pūrus, pure.]

verb: purged, purg·ing, purg·es. 

transitive verb 

    1. To free from impurities; purify.
    2. To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing.
  2. To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement.
  3. Law To clear (a person) of a charge or an imputation. Often used with respect to contempt of court.
    1. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.
    2. To get rid of (people considered undesirable). See synonyms at eliminate
  5. Medicine
    1. To cause evacuation of (the bowels).
    2. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual).

intransitive verb 

  1. To become pure or clean.
  2. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.

noun 

  1. The act or process of purging.
  2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.

derivatives

purǵer
noun