Purge

/pɜːdʒ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Purge

noun

An act of purging.
An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
A cleansing of pipes.
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
"Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible."
That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

verb

To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.

Anagrams of Purge

Words You Can Make

13 words can be made from the letters in "purge":

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "purge" and rearranging:

+spurges spurge

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Rhyming Words

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