purge

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɝdʒ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɜːdʒ/

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Verb

Plain form purge

Third-person singular purges

Past tense purged

Past participle purged

Present participle purging

A picture of communists being purged from China

1. (transitive) To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.

   His attempt to purge our country of minorities was met with international criticism.

Noun

Singular purge

Plural purges

1. When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.

   His purge of our country's minorities was met with international criticism.