What does the word purge mean?
transitive verb. 1a : to clear of guilt. b : to free from moral or ceremonial defilement. 2a : to cause evacuation from purge the bowels. b(1) : to make free of something unwanted purge a manhole of gas purge yourself of fear.
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What part of speech is purge?
purge
| part of speech: | transitive verb |
|---|---|
| inflections: | purges, purging, purged |
| definition 1: | to rid of anything impure or unwanted. They purged his stomach at the hospital. synonyms: cleanse, clear, expurgate, purify similar words: clarify, decontaminate, deterge, flush, rarefy, refine, rid, sanitize |
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