Definitions for purges

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purges purge

Spelling: [purj]

IPA: /pɜrdʒ/

Purges is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in purges (egprsu).

Definitions for purges

noun

1. the act or process of purging.
2. the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, nation, etc., who are considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable.
3. something that purges, as a purgative medicine or dose.

verb (used with object)

1. to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
2. to rid, clear, or free (usually followed by of or from):
3. to clear of imputed guilt or ritual uncleanliness.
4. to clear away or wipe out legally (an offense, accusation, etc.) by atonement or other suitable action.
5. to remove by cleansing or purifying (often followed by away, off, or out).
6. to clear or empty (the bowels) by causing evacuation.
7. to cause evacuation of the bowels of (a person).
8. to put to death or otherwise eliminate (undesirable or unwanted members) from a political organization, government, nation, etc.
9. Metallurgy. to drive off (undesirable gases) from a furnace or stove. to free (a furnace or stove) of undesirable gases.

verb (used without object)

1. to become cleansed or purified.
2. to undergo or cause purging of the bowels.

Origin of purges

1250-1300; (v.) Middle English purgen Old French purg(i)er Latin pūrgāre to cleanse; (noun) Middle English Old French, derivative of the v.

Examples for purges

A deed like this, performed from whatever motive, purges his offences, whatever they may be.

He therefore advises him to drink hellebore, which purges the brain.

I'm going to ruin your reputation with the worst set of lies since the Red purges.

Wherefore he purges his huskiness by loud and repeated recitation.

It all started with her leftist father, who barely avoided the purges of the 1970s.

He eats a quantity of earth, which purges him thoroughly and expels the amphistoma.

The purges continued, albeit less dramatically, through the fall of last year.

purges must go too far, because extreme capriciousness is what stops the frenzy.

In rage he sought his room, and swallowed all the purges and emetics to hand.

Iron and Aloetic purges may be prescribed in Chlorosis and Amenorrha.