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purge verb

  /pɜɹd͡ʒ/ , /pɜːd͡ʒ/
  • (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
 zuiveren, louteren, reinigen
  • (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
 braken, louteren, overgeven, uitscheiden
  • (transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
 louteren

purge noun

  /pɜɹd͡ʒ/ , /pɜːd͡ʒ/
  • (medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.
 reiniging, zuivering
  • A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
  • An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.
 zuivering

purgative noun

  • something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative
 laxeermiddel, purgeermiddel
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