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purge

purge purged purg·ing 1 : to clear (as oneself or another)

In a purgative manner

Purging contempt, atoning for, or clearing oneself from contempt of court

That purges cleansing

Having the power or quality of purging cathartic

se, means to make oneself sufficient, to clear oneself. To purge oneself by oath, of a crime that one is accused

self or from a society. It is a cleansing process. Purge is a word which acquired implications first in theological connotations.

down the throat of as of a horse hence to purge violently by physic

of superstitious trial or ordeal used among the Saxons, to purge themselves of any accusation, by taking a piece of barley

To purge of faults to make better to correct esp to make