单词 | purge |
释义 | Word Frequency purge(pɜːdʒ) verb 1. (transitive) to rid (something) of (impure or undesirable elements) 2. (transitive) to rid (a state, political party, etc) of (dissident or troublesome people) 3. (transitive) a. to empty (the bowels) by evacuation of faeces b. to cause (a person) to evacuate his or her bowels 4. a. to clear (a person) of a charge b. to free (oneself) of guilt, as by atonement to purge contempt 5. (intransitive) to be cleansed or purified noun 6. the act or process of purging 7. the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc 8. a purgative drug or agent; cathartic Derived forms purger (ˈpurger) noun Word origin C14: from Old French purger, from Latin pūrgāre to purify |
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