purge
[ purj ]
/ pɜrdʒ /
verb (used with object), purged, purg·ing.
verb (used without object), purged, purg·ing.
to become cleansed or purified.
to undergo or cause purging of the bowels.
noun
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Origin of purge
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English purgen<Old French purg(i)er<Latin pūrgāre to cleanse; (noun) Middle English <Old French, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM purge
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Example sentences from the Web for purge
The sea, that purger of sick souls, had washed away the fever and the fret of the last few days.
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British Dictionary definitions for purge
purge
/ (pɜːdʒ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of purge
purger, nounWord Origin for purge
C14: from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify
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Medical definitions for purge
purge
[ pûrj ]
v.
To cause evacuation of the bowels.
n.
The act or process of purging.
Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
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