Meaning of purge in English

1. Pronunciation

   /pərdʒ/

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1. Verb

   purge

   Etymology

   Middle English (in the legal sense ‘clear oneself of a charge’): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare‘purify’, from purus‘pure’

   Definitions

   1. oust politically

   Examples

   • « Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime »

   Antonyms

   • rehabilitate
2. 2. clear of a charge
3. 3. make pure or free from sin or guilt

   Examples

   • « he left the monastery purified »
4. 4. rid of impurities

   Examples

   • « purge the water »
   • « purge your mind »
5. 5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

   Examples

   • « flush the wound with antibiotics »
   • « purge the old gas tank »
6. 6. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

   Examples

   • « After drinking too much, the students vomited »
   • « He purged continuously »
   • « The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night »

   Antonyms

   • keep down
7. 7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

   Examples

   • « The doctor decided that the patient must be purged »

8. Noun

   purge

   Definitions

   1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
9. 2. an act of removing by cleansing

   Examples

   • « ridding of sediment or other undesired elements »