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Past tense for to remove or get rid of (completely)
“After you identify these inactive profiles, you can purge them from the system.”
Past tense for to empty a place or container
“A small amount of propellant may be put in to purge the container of air before the valve is fastened into place.”
Past tense for to dismiss from a position or role, especially en masse
“The new government decided to purge officials from public life on the basis of their secret police files.”
Past tense for to expel from a place, especially en masse
“It is much easier to repel foreign invaders at your own shores than to purge them from the country once they have established themselves throughout the land.”
Past tense for to purify or cleanse, literally, figuratively or ceremonially
“If we are not free when we act from desire, it seems that the only possible path to freedom is to purge oneself of all desires.”
Past tense for to free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
“In each town, they stopped to whip themselves in a violent public ritual in order to purge themselves of their sins.”
Past tense for to remove or alter parts considered offensive or unseemly
Past tense for to eject matter from the stomach through the mouth
Past tense for to destroy completely
Past tense for to completely remove or get rid of
Past tense for to rid oneself, or a person, of something undesirable or evil
Past tense for to make clean and hygienic
Past tense for to clean or polish thoroughly
Past tense for to erase, revoke or strike out
Past tense for to carry out spring-cleaning on (a room, a house, etc)
Past tense for to cause to be empty or vacant
Past tense for to throw or give off (gas, light, etc.)
Past tense for to kill or cause the death of
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