Definition for

purge


To vomit.

noun – The act of purging; purgation.

noun – Anything that purges; specifically, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

noun – A plant of Virginia, probably Trinsteum perfoliatum, the root of which was used as a purgative by the aborigines.

To cleanse or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous; cleanse; clean, or clean out.

To remove by some cleansing or purifying process or operation; clear or wash away: often followed by away and off.

To clear from moral defilement or guilt: in this and next sense often followed by of or from.

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