Purge

  • 21purge — 1 verb (T) 1 to force your opponents or people who disagree with you to leave an organization or place, often by using violence: purge sth of sb/sth: an attempt to purge the region of ethnic minorities | purge sb/sth from sth: purging dissidents… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Purge — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Purge peut se référer à : une action de purification ascetique, mystique, rituelle ou religieuse, comme celles effectuées dans certains rites ou… …

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  • 23purge — (pur j ) s. f. 1°   Action de nettoyer. •   L alimentation des machines à vapeur avec l eau de mer force les mécaniciens à faire des purges qui sont indispensables, et qui ne sont pas suffisantes en général, quelles que soient les précautions… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 24purge — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] purges, purging, purged 1) VERB To purge an organization of its unacceptable members means to remove them from it. You can also talk about purging people from an organization. [V n of n] The leadership voted to purge the party… …

    English dictionary

  • 25purge — [c]/pɜdʒ / (say perj) verb (purged, purging) –verb (t) 1. to cleanse; rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; purify. 2. to eliminate, as by killing, an unwanted person, as a political opponent or potential opponent. 3. to clear (a person,… …

  • 26Purge (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Purge Type = EP Artist = Econoline Crush Released = 1994 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock/Industrial Length = Label = EMI Canada Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic:Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 27purge — I. verb (purged; purging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French purger, from Latin purigare, purgare to purify, purge, from purus pure + igare (akin to agere to drive, do) more at act Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to clear of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28PURGE — n. f. Action de se purger; purgatif. Prendre une purge. Prescrire une purge. En termes de Jurisprudence, il signifie Action de purger. Purge d’hypothèques, Moyen accordé au tiers détenteur pour affranchir l’immeuble des hypothèques dont il est… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 29purge — 1. To cause a copious evacuation of the bowels. 2. A cathartic remedy. [L. purgo, to cleanse, fr. purus, pure, + ago, to do] * * * purge pərj vb, purged; purg·ing vt 1) to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 30purge — de·purge; purge·able; purge; …

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