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purged
We have found lemma(root) word of purged : purge.
Definitions
[pəːdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling
(e.g: Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her)
- remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way
(e.g: he purged all but 26 of the central committee members)
- physically remove or expel (something) completely
(e.g: a substance designed to purge impurities from the body)
- atone for or wipe out (contempt of court)
(e.g: he has a right to apply to the court to purge his contempt)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the legal sense ‘clear oneself of a charge’): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare ‘purify’, from purus ‘pure’
[pəːdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people
(e.g: many of us live in fear of a purge)
- a laxative
(e.g: in this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge)
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (in the legal sense ‘clear oneself of a charge’): from Old French purgier, from Latin purgare ‘purify’, from purus ‘pure’
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