| purge (pûrj) v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es v.tr. 1. a. To free from impurities; purify. b. 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. 4. a. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable. b. To get rid of (people considered undesirable). See Synonyms at eliminate. 5. Medicine a. To cause evacuation of (the bowels). b. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual). v.intr. 1. To become pure or clean. 2. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels. n. 1. The act or process of purging. 2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative. [Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin p  rg re, from prus, pure; see peu - in Indo-European roots.]purg  er n. |
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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
1. the act or process of purging
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc.
3. (Medicine) a purgative drug or agent; cathartic
[from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify]
purger n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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
removal, elimination, crushing, expulsion, suppression, liquidation, cleanup, witch hunt, eradication, ejection a thorough purge of people associated with the late ruler
Translations
purge [ˈpɜːrdʒ]
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
purge [pɜːdʒ]
purge [pɜːdʒ]
1. n (gen) (Med) → purga (Pol) → epurazione f, purga
2. vt
a. (Med) → purgare (Pol) to purge (of) → epurare (da)
to purge one's sins → espiare i propri peccati
to purge o.s. of sth → liberarsi da qc
to purge one's sins → espiare i propri peccati
to purge o.s. of sth → liberarsi da qc
b. (Law) (offence, crime) → espiare
purge [pɜːdʒ]
1. n (gen) (Med) → purga (Pol) → epurazione f, purga
v purge [pəːdʒ]
1 to make (something) clean by clearing it of everything that is bad, not wanted etc. wegruim, opruim يُنَظِّف، يُطَهِّر прочиствам očistit rense for reinigen εξαγνίζω purgar puhastama زدودن؛ تصفیه کردن puhdistaa purger לְטָהֵר शुद्ध करना kitisztít membersihkan hreinsa, hvítþvo purificare 一掃する 정화하다 (iš)valyti attīrīt; iztīrīt menyingkirkan zuiveren rense oczyścić purificar a curăţa (de) очищать očistiť očistiti (česa) pročistiti rena ล้างมลทิน temizleyip arındırmak 清洗，淨化 очищати پاک صاف کرنا làm sạch 清洗，净化
2 to rid (a political party etc) of disloyal members. uit die weg ruim يُطَهِّر حِزْبا من غَيْر المُخْلِصين правя чистка provést čistku udrense säubern κάνω εκκαθάριση purgar, hacer una purga, depurar puhastama تصفیه سیاسی puhdistaa purger לְסָלֵק मुक्ति पाना, छुटकारा पाना megtisztít membersihkan hreinsa til epurare, purgare 追放する (불순분자들을) 추방하다 išvalyti veikt tīrīšanu (partijā) menyingkirkan zuiveren renske ut zrobić czystkę sanear a epura; a da afară проводить чистку urobiť čistku očistiti sprovesti čistku rensa [] กำจัด temizlemek 清除(政黨中不忠誠分子) очищати صفايا کرنا، سے نجات پانا thanh trừng 清除（政党中不忠诚分子）
n
an act of purging. wegruimaksie تَطْهير، تَنْظيف прочистване očista udrenselse die Reinigung εξαγνισμός, εκκαθάριση purga puhastus پاکسازی puhdistus purge טִיהוּר शुद्धिकरण, परिष्करण, सफाई (ki)tisztítás; tisztogatás pembersihan hreinsun epurazione, purga 追放 정화 (iš)valymas []tīrīšana penyingkiran zuiveringsactie utrensking, renselse czystka saneamento curăţare; purificare очищение očista očiščenje pročišćenje rening, []rensning การกำจัด temizlik 清除 очищення تطہير sự làm sạch 清除
n / adj purgative [ˈpəːgətiv]
(a medicine) which clears waste matter out of the body. purgeermiddel مُطَهِّر разслабително projímadlo; projímavý afføringsmiddel abführend καθαρτικός purgante kõhu-lahtisti هر چیز پاکساز؛ پالاینده ulostuslääke purgatif תְרוּפָה מְשַלשֶלֶת शोधक hashajtó pencahar laxerandi/búkhreinsandi lyf purgativo, purgante 下剤の 변통의, 하제의 vidurių paleidžiamasis (vaistas) caurejas līdzeklis; caureju veicinošs pencahar laxeermiddel avføringsmiddel przeczyszczający purgante purgativ слабительное preháňadlo; na prehnatie odvajalo purgativ laxermedel ที่ระบายท้อง müshil (ilâcı) 通便的 проносне مسہل، دست آور thuốc xổ 通便的
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