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Purge
pəːdʒ
- rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling
"Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her"
- free someone or something from (an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling)
"his hatred was purged"
- remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way
"he purged all but 26 of the central committee members"
remove get rid of clear out sweep out expel eject exclude evict dismiss sack oust axe depose eradicate root out weed out scour- remove a group of undesirable people from (an organization or place) in an abrupt or violent way
"an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members"
- physically remove or expel (something) completely
"a substance designed to purge impurities from the body"
- empty one’s stomach or bowels by inducing vomiting or using laxatives
"sufferers eat normally in summer but overeat and purge during winter"
- atone for or wipe out (contempt of court)
"he has a right to apply to the court to purge his contempt"
- an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people
"many of us live in fear of a purge"
- a laxative
"in this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge"