Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French purgier, from Latin purigare, purgare to purify, purge, from purus pure + -igare ; more at ACT
Pronunciation : 'p&rj
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. cleansing; cleaning of excess files from a hard disk (Computers); erasing of a file without the option of canceling the erasure (Computers); diarrhetic drug, cathartic. purify, remove contamination; clean, remove dirt; defecate, empty the bowels. purge\purge\, v. i.
2. to become pure, as by clarification.
3. to have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.purge \purge\, n. [cf. f. purge. see:
purge, v. t.].
4. the act of purging. the preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of northumberland.
5. that which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.purge \purge\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. purged ; p. pr. & vb. n. purging .] [f. purger, l. purgare; purus pure + agere to make, to do. see:
pure, and agent.].
6. to cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous. "till fire purge all things new.".
7. (med.) to operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner.
8. to clarify; to defecate, as liquors.
9. to clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape.
10. to clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. when that he hath purged you from sin. purge me with hyssop, and i shall be clean. li.
11. 6. (law) to clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.
12. to remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away. purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. lxxix.
13. we 'll join our cares to purge away our country's crimes.purge n.
14. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: purging, purgation].
15. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other other undesired elements [syn: purging, purgation] v 1: oust politically; "deng xiao ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: rehabilitate] 2: clear of a charge.
16. rid of impurities; "purge your mind".
17. cause to excrete or evacuate, as of the bowels.
18. To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.
19. To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner.
20. To clarify; to defecate, as liquors.
21. To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape.
22. To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime.
23. To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.
24. To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; often followed by away.
25. To become pure, as by clarification.
26. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
27. The act of purging.
28. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements the act of clearing yourself from some stigma or charge excrete or evacuate ; "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" clear of a charge oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime".
29. 1. To purge an organization of its unacceptable members means to remove them from it. You can also talk about purging people from an organization. The leadership voted to purge the party of `hostile and anti-party elements' He recently purged the armed forces, sending hundreds of officers into retirement They have purged thousands from the upper levels of the civil service. Purge is also a noun. The army have called for a more thorough purge of people associated with the late President.
30. If you purge something of undesirable things, you get rid of them. He closed his eyes and lay still, trying to purge his mind of anxiety = rid.
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