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purge
nounfemininegeneral useuncommon/ˈpuɾɡɐ/pur·ga
Definition
1A substance that causes intense evacuations; a strong laxative. By extension, the violent or systematic elimination of undesirable elements from a group.
Usage examples
“The doctor prescribed a purge to clean the intestines.”
“The regime carried out a purge of its opponents.”
Common combinations
take a purgepolitical purgeintestinal purge