purge

Definitions

1. 1.(Med.) To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner.
2. 2.To clarify; to defecate, as liquors.
3. 3.To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape.
4. 4.To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. When that he hath purged you from sin. Chaucer. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Ps. li.
5. 5.6. (Law) To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.
6. 6.To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away. Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Ps. lxxix.
7. 7.We 'll join our cares to purge away Our country's crimes. Addison.
8. 8.To become pure, as by clarification.
9. 9.To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
10. 10.The act of purging. The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller.
11. 11.That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner called?
• What is to clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape called?
• What is to clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. When that he hath purged you from sin. Chaucer. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Ps. li called?
• What is 6. (Law) To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal called?
• What is to remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away. Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Ps. lxxix called?
• What is we 'll join our cares to purge away Our country's crimes. Addison called?
• What is to have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic called?
• What is the act of purging. The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller called?
• What is that which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Arbuthnot called?