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noun

Say it like: Pur-jes

The correct spelling is purges. An act of purging. For example: "Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible."

Usage Examples

Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of purging.
  2. 2.An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
  3. 3.A cleansing of pipes.
  4. 4.A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
  5. 5.That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

verb

  1. 1.To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
  2. 2.To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
  3. 3.To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
  4. 4.To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
  5. 5.To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.

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