purge /pûrj/ transitive verb- To purify
- To remove impurities from
- To clear of undesirable elements or persons
- To remove as an impurity
- To clarify
- To clear from accusation
- To expiate
- To empty (the bowels)
- To make (someone) evacuate the bowels
- To atone for or wipe out (esp a contempt of court; law)
intransitive verb- To become pure by clarifying
- To empty the bowels
- To empty the bowels frequently
- To take a purgative
noun- The act of purging
- An expulsion or massacre of people regarded as untrustworthy or otherwise undesirable
- A purgative
ORIGIN: Fr purger, from L pūrgāre, -ātum, from earlier pūrigāre, from pūrus pure purgation /-gāˈshən/ noun - A purging
- A clearing away of impurities
- The act of clearing from suspicion or imputation of guilt (law)
- A cleansing
purgative /pûrgˈə-tiv/ adjective - Cleansing
- Having the power of emptying the intestines
noun A medicine that empties the intestines purˈgatively adverb purgatoˈrial or purgatoˈrian adjective Relating to purgatory purˈgatory adjective - Purging or cleansing
- Expiatory
noun- A place or state in which souls are after death purified from venial sins (RC)
- Any kind or state of suffering for a time
- Intense discomfort (informal)
- A ravine (US)
- A swamp (US)
purger /pûrjˈər/ noun purging /pûrjˈ/ adjective - Cleansing
- Used in the names of certain plants that act as purgative medicines, as in purging buckthorn
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