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Verb
/pərj/,
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purges, 3rd person singular present; purged, past tense; purged, past participle; purging, present participle;
  1. Rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release
    • - Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her
  2. Remove (an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition) in such a way

  3. Remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place, typically in an abrupt or violent manner
    • - he purged all but 26 of the central committee members
  4. Remove someone from (an organization or place) in such a way
    • - an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members
  5. Atone for or wipe out (contempt of court)

  6. Physically remove (something) completely
    • - a cold air blower purges residual solvents from the body
  7. Evacuate one's bowels, esp. as a result of taking a laxative

Noun
  1. An abrupt or violent removal of a group of people from an organization or place
    • - a purge of the ruling class is absolutely necessary
    • - a victim of the cultural purges
  2. A laxative

  1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  2. oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
  3. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  4. clear of a charge
  5. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
  6. purify: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
  7. In history and political science, a purge is the removal of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, from another organization, or from society as a whole. ...
  8. Purge is the fourth album by singer/songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. (see 2001 in music).
  9. Purge is a comic book one-shot released on 28 December 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story was written by John Ostrander, and the art was done by Doug Wheatley. The events depicted take place in the Star Wars galaxy approximately one month after the events in ''''
  10. Purge is the first EP released by the industrial alternative rock band Econoline Crush. It was released in Canada in 1994 by EMI, and it garnered them a nomination for a Juno Award. 'Pssyche' is a Killing Joke cover, the original being the b-side to the Wardance single released in 1980.
  11. Purge is English language version of Sofi Oksanen’s best selling award-winning novel Puhdistus, published in twenty six languages. ...
  12. The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in 1936–1938.Orlando Figes The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia, 2007, ISBN 0312428030, pages 227-315. ...
  13. An act of purging; An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting; A cleansing of pipes; A forcible removal of people from political activity; to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities; to free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds; to void the bowels; to vomit; ...
  14. (Purged) (verb) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify
  15. (Purged) The lifecycle stage used to describe destroyed nodes which have been specifically 'purged' from the model. Purging a node means that it no longer exists in the model and has been actually removed from the datastore.
  16. A purged record has been removed from Blackboard Learn. The term “purged” is used with the term “deleted” interchangeably.
  17. (Purges) the name given to the time when Stalin shot or sent to the gulags those who he felt opposed his rule. Millions were dealt with in this manner after show trials.
  18. (Purging) The process of forcing ink out of the nozzles, either by vacuum or pressure.
  19. (Purging) Removing stagnant air or water from sampling zone or equipment prior to sample collection.
  20. (Purging) The process of removing certain types of cells from the stem cell product before transplanting it to a patient. In autologous transplants, marrow may be purged of lingering cancer cells.
  21. (Purging) Self-induced, willful elimination of consumed food by vomiting or misuse of laxatives or diuretics.
  22. (Purging) The forcing one molding material out of the plasticator with another material prior to molding a new material. Special purging compounds are used.
  23. (Purging) persons with bulimia nervosa engage in a destructive pattern of ridding their bodies of the excess calories (to control their weight) by vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, taking enemas, and/or exercising obsessively – a process called purging.
  24. (Purging) (Source: NEDA) To evacuate the contents of the stomach or bowels by any of several means. In bulimia, purging is used to compensate for excessive food intake. Methods of purging include vomiting, enemas, and excessive exercise.
  25. (Purging) A forced cleansing or release. In terms of eating disorders, this is usually done by vomiting or laxative abuse.