purge UK /pɜːd͡ʒ/US /pɜɹd͡ʒ/verb 14noun 8forms 5 verb14 •To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases. •To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.Deng Xiaoping was purged twice during the Cultural Revolution, but managed to return to power after Mao's death. •To forcibly remove people by an organization.Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution. •To remove by cleansing; to wash away. •To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor). •To become pure, as by clarification. •Of topical skincare: to force underlying acne to rise to the surface in response to ingredients that increase cell turnover, causing a temporary increase in blemishes.Differin is purging my skin. •Of skin: to undergo the process of purging.My skin is purging. •To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit. •To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner. •To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic. •To free from sin, guilt, or burden.Purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. — 1611 •To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation. •To trim, dress, or prune. noun8 •An act or instance of purging. •A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were irreversible. •An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting. •An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes. •(slang) A period of time in which normal rules supposedly do not apply; especially, a time for violence and gang war.The incident stemmed from a flier that circulated widely among city school students via social media about a “purge” to take place at 3 p.m., starting at Mondawmin Mall and ending downtown. — 2015 •The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying blemishes to the surface more quickly. •Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.he prescribes a Purge or a Vomit — 1722 •A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice". formspurged · purging · purges · purgeth · purgest