purge

¹purge

verb \ˈpərj\

purgedpurg·ing

Definition of PURGE

transitive verb

1

: to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of <drugs that purge the bowels> <purged the patient with a cathartic>

2

: to free (itself) of suspended matter usually by sedimentation—used of a liquid

intransitive verb

1

: to become purged

2

: to have or produce frequent evacuations

3

: to cause purgation