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

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

purge·a·ble, adjective purg·er, noun un·purge·a·ble, adjective un·purged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for purge

purge
/ (pɜːdʒ) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of purge

purger, noun

Word Origin for purge

C14: from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify

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.