vt.

1. 清除（有害的東西）；肅清（異己）[（+of/from）]
2. 刪除；除去（不需要的東西）[（+of/from）]
   purge metal of dross

   除去金屬的雜質

   purge the mind from prejudices

   消除心中的偏見

3. 使（人）通便
4. 【律】以認錯贖（罪）

vi.

1. 淨化；清除；清洗
2. 通便

n.[C]

1. 淨化；清除；清洗
   The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.

   新總統對不忠的軍官進行了清洗。

2. 瀉藥
   The medicine was an effective purge.

   這是療效很好的瀉藥。

v.

1. rid of an unwanted feeling or condition.
2. remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place.
3. remove by a cleansing process.
4. [often as noun purging] evacuate the bowels, especially as a result of taking a laxative.
5. Law  atone for or wipe out (contempt of court).

n.