purge
[verb]
Synonyms:
- get rid of, do away with, eradicate, expel, exterminate, remove, wipe out
[noun]
Synonyms:
- removal, ejection, elimination, eradication, expulsion

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Antonyms: depurge
Contrasted words: rehabilitate, reinstate, repatriate, accept, bear (with), tolerate
Related Words: absolve, cleanse, clear, rid, debar, exclude, shut out, dismiss, eject, expel, oust, erase, expunge, wipe (out), exterminate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. purge¹ /pɜːdʒ $ pɜːrdʒ/ verb
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: purgier, from Latin purgare 'to make pure', from purus; ⇒ pure]

1. [transitive] to force people to leave a place or organization because the people in power do not like them
purge something of somebody/something
He sought to purge the Democrat party of conservatives.
purge somebody/something from something
plans to purge ethnic minorities from rebel-controlled areas

2. [transitive] to remove something that is thought to be harmful or unacceptable
purge something of somebody/something
an initiative to purge the PC market of software pirates
Local languages were purged of Russian words.
purge somebody/something from something
It’s hard to imagine now that Lawrence’s novels were purged from public libraries.

3. [transitive] to destroy something that is no longer needed:
The system automatically purges unread emails after two weeks.

4. [transitive] literary to remove bad feelings
purge somebody/something of something
We have to begin by purging our minds of prejudice.
Any doubts about his leadership were purged by the courage of his performance.

5. [transitive] to take a substance that makes your bowels empty:
Anorexics may overeat before purging themselves or vomiting.

6. [intransitive] to force yourself to bring food up from your stomach and out of your mouth, especially because you have bulimia

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. purge² noun [countable]

1. an action to remove your opponents or the people who disagree with you from an organization or a place:
the Stalinist purges
purge of/on
a purge of military commanders
a purge on tax dodgers

2. a substance used to make you empty your bowels

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲