Purge
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Purge
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Purge
To cleanse, clear , exonerate from some charge or imputation of guilt or from a contempt.
Synonyms of Purge
(Purify), verb
clarify
clean
cleanse
clear
depurate
deterge
discharge
edulcorate
eliminate
elutriate
empty
eradicate
evacuate
excrete
expel
expurgate
filter
free from impurity
get rid of
rectify
refine
rout out
sanctify
scour
separate
strain
sublimate
sweep out
wash away
(Wipe out by atonement), verb
absolve
acquit
clear
exculpate
excuse
exempt
forgive
grant absolution
pardon
reclaim
redeem
shrive
Associated Concepts: purge of contempt
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Purge
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1560s, "that which purges," from purge (verb). Meaning "a purgative, an act of purging" is from 1590s. Political sense from 1730. Earliest sense in English was the now-obsolete one "examination in a legal court" (mid-15c.).