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, adjectiveWords nearby purge
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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
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.