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Word entry · 5 letters

purge

Best crossword clue

"Cleanse forcibly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /pɜːd͡ʒ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted egpruStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2U3R4G5E

Definitions

  1. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

Word origin

From Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō (“to make pure, to cleanse”), from pūrus (“clean, pure”) + agō (“to make, to do”).

Used in a sentence

  • After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.
  • Purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
  • We'll join our cares to purge away / Our country’s crimes.

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