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Word: Purge
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the legal sense ‘clear oneself of a charge’): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare ‘purify’, from purus ‘pure’
pəːdʒ
rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling
Short Definition:rid of unwanted feeling
Examples:- Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her
- buildings may be purged of the showy symbolism of the late twentieth century
remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way
Short Definition:rid organization or place of undesirable group
Examples:- he purged all but 26 of the central committee members
physically remove or expel (something) completely
Short Definition:physically remove completely
Examples:- a substance designed to purge impurities from the body
atone for or wipe out (contempt of court)
Short Definition:atone for contempt of court
Examples:- he has a right to apply to the court to purge his contempt
Word: Purge
Speech Type: Noun
pəːdʒ
an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people
Short Definition:removal of undesirable group
Examples:- many of us live in fear of a purge
a laxative
Short Definition:laxative
Examples:- in this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge
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