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purge

🇬🇧 UK/pә:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To remove unwanted people or things from a group or place; to cleanse thoroughly.

清洗,清除;净化

n.

An act of removing unwanted people or impurities; a medicine that empties the bowels.

清洗,清除;泻药

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
purpure, clean, unmixed
+
gesuffix
=purge

Common Collocations

  • 1.political purge政治清洗
  • 2.mass purge大规模清洗
  • 3.carry out a purge实施清洗
  • 4.purge of dissidents清除异见人士

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new leader ordered a purge of corrupt officials from the government.

  • 2.

    Stalin's Great Purge of the 1930s resulted in the execution of thousands of party members.

  • 3.

    The company conducted a purge of outdated files to free up storage space.

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