purge

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  1. transitive verb To free from impurities; purify.
  2. transitive verb To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing.
  3. transitive verb To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement.
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  • The first time they met, the one-eyed man and a pack of bandits had pegged Conan out on the Zamoran plains at the orders of Karela, a red-haired woman bandit known as the Red Hawk. —  Conan the Defender
  • "Sounds like it's about time for a purge, if you ask me," the householder had said darkly. —  If I Pay Thee Not In Gold
  • You can be guaranteed the residual 1st Metro after this purge will be an ALL STAR staffed heavyweight contender. —  IEHI Feed: The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter
  • No, don't interrupt. —  The Stars My Destination
  • a purge is always coming. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
 

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgāre, from pūrus, pure; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also pourge; from Middle English purgen, from Old French (and F.) purger = Provencal Spanish Portuguese purgar = Italian purgare, from Latin purgare, make pure, cleanse, from purus, clean, pure, + agere, make, do.
  2. from purge, v.
 

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