purge
An act or instance of purgingAn act or instance of purging.
» Joe purged himself of the suspicion.
Джо очистил себя от подозрений. — kukla
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8 sensesAn act or instance of purging.
Säubern, Säuberung, Reinigen
чи́сткаčístka, очи́сткаočístka, очище́ниеočiščénije
An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.
Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were irreversible.
Säuberung
чи́сткаčístka
чи́сткаčýstka
An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".
The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying blemishes to the surface more quickly.
(slang)A period of time in which normal rules supposedly do not apply; especially, a time for violence and gang war.
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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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