English to English
noun
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
source: WordNet 3.0
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
source: WordNet 3.0
- an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
He died in a purge by Stalin.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of purging.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- oust politically
Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime.
source: WordNet 3.0
- clear of a charge
source: WordNet 3.0
- make pure or free from sin or guilt
He left the monastery purified.
source: WordNet 3.0
- rid of impurities
Purge the water.
Purge your mind.
source: WordNet 3.0
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Flush the wound with antibiotics.
Purge the old gas tank.
source: WordNet 3.0
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
After drinking too much, the students vomited.
He purged continuously.
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night.
source: WordNet 3.0
- excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
The doctor decided that the patient must be purged.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.
source: Webster 1913
- To become pure, as by clarification.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [purdch] Purgá
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [purdch] Purgahín; linisin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
