purge  /ˈpɜrdʒ/ ? Meaning of "purge"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  2. (n) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  3. (n) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
  4. (v) oust politically
  5. (v) clear of a charge
  6. (v) make pure or free from sin or guilt
  7. (v) rid of impurities
  8. (v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  9. (v) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  10. (v) excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

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Usage(s):

  1. To intelligence men at Iron Curtain listening posts came telltale signs that the Kremlin's and-Jewish purge has descended on Communist Hungary, a country long notorious for its.
  2. Czech officials snapped like kindling under the purge ax.

Quotes

  1. "What happened in this case sends a signal really through intimidation by purge: 'Don't quarrel with us any longer,'" said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., a former US attorney who spent much of Monday evening paging through 3,000 documents...
    on Mar 20, 2007 By: Sheldon Whitehouse Source: Forbes

  2. "The more we learn, the more it seems that people at high levels in the White House have been involved in the US attorney purge," Schumer said Monday.
    on Mar 13, 2007 By: Charles Schumer Source: Forbes

  3. Cuomo said ISPs can't "drag their feet when it comes to protecting our children and instead must quickly purge child porn from their servers."
    on Jul 10, 2008 By: Andrew Cuomo Source: USA Today

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