Meaning of purge in English
Verb
purgeEtymology
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 politicallyExamples
- « Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime »
Antonyms
- 2. clear of a charge
- 3. make pure or free from sin or guilt
Examples
- « he left the monastery purified »
- 4. rid of impurities
Examples
- « purge the water »
- « purge your mind »
- 5. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Examples
- « flush the wound with antibiotics »
- « purge the old gas tank »
- 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
- 7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Examples
- « The doctor decided that the patient must be purged »
Noun
purgeDefinitions
1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge- 2. an act of removing by cleansing
Examples
- « ridding of sediment or other undesired elements »