PURGING definition: having a clearing, emptying, or purifying effect. See examples of purging used in a sentence.

Did you know? In some cultures, a ritual bath or prayer is performed to purge guilt or evil spirits. The Minoans of ancient Crete may have used human sacrifice as a way of purging the entire …

Binging or purging may be ways of dealing with feelings of trauma. The endoscopes may then be dried by either purging with dry air or flushing with 70% alcohol. In fact, one study has …

Dec 22, 2025 · purge (third-person singular simple present purges, present participle purging, simple past and past participle purged) (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to …

the act or process of purging. the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, nation, etc., who are considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable.

Definition of purge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PURGE meaning: 1 : to remove people from an area, country, organization, etc., often in a violent and sudden way; 2 : to cause something to leave the body

1. The act or process of purging: a purge of unwanted files. 2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative. 3. An instance of vomiting or of forcing oneself to vomit.

To purge an organization of its unacceptable members means to remove them from it. You can also talk about purging people from an organization. The leadership voted to purge the party of …

the act or process of purging. the removal or elimination of members of a political organization, government, nation, etc., who are considered disloyal or otherwise undesirable.