"purge" meaning in All languages combined

See purge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɝdʒ/ [US], /pɜːdʒ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-purge.ogg [US] Forms: purge [singular], purges [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.
    Sense id: simple-purge-en-noun-fYANE56a

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɝdʒ/ [US], /pɜːdʒ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-purge.ogg [US] Forms: purge [canonical], purges [third-person, singular], purged [past], purged [past, participle], purging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|purg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.
    Sense id: simple-purge-en-verb-II1bTi8J
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