purge
To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear ofTo clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).
» Joe purged himself of the suspicion.
Джо очистил себя от подозрений.
Meaning
14 senses(transitive)To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).
After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.
säubern, reinigen, läutern
чи́ститьčístitʹ, очища́тьočiščátʹ, очи́ститьočístitʹ
rid of impurities
(transitive)To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
(transitive)To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
läutern, reinwaschen
очища́тьočiščátʹ, очи́ститьočístitʹ
make pure or free from sin or guilt
(intransitive, transitive)To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
erbrechen, sich übergeben, abführen
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
(transitive)To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
(transitive)To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.
Deng Xiaoping was purged twice during the Cultural Revolution, but managed to return to power after Mao's death.
(transitive)To forcibly remove people by an organization.
Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution.
чисткаčístka
(transitive)To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
reinwaschen
clear of a charge
(transitive)To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
(intransitive)To become pure, as by clarification.
(intransitive)To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
(transitive)To trim, dress, or prune.
Examples
16 sentencesJoe purged himself of the suspicion.
ruДжо очистил себя от подозрений.
He was purged of all suspicion.
ruС него были сняты все подозрения.
Algeria needs to be purged of racism.
Algeria needs to be purged of corruption.
This racist ideology needs to be purged.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō (“to make pure, to cFrom Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō (“to make pure, to cleanse”), from pūrus (“clean, pure”) + agō (“to make, to do”).
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Forms
purges, purging, purged, purgedSynonyms
22 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle