| Front | purge |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /pɜːdʒ/NAmE /pɜːrdʒ/ verb 1 to remove people from an organization, often violently, because their opinions or activities are unacceptable to the people in power~ sth (of sb)His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists.~ sb (from sth) He purged extremists from the party. 2 (formal) to make yourself/sb/sth pure, healthy or clean by getting rid of bad thoughts or feelings ~ yourself/sb/sth (of sth)We need to purge our sport of racism. ~ sth (from sth) Nothing could purge the guilt from her mind. noun the act of removing people, often violently, from an organization because their views are unacceptable to the people who have powerA purge of the party was ordered. the Stalinist purges |
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