Definitions For Purge

noun

  • An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
  • An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  • The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  • The often violent and sudden removal of people from an area, country, organization, etc.

verb

  • Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
  • Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  • Rid of impurities
  • Make pure or free from sin or guilt
  • Clear of a charge
  • Oust politically
  • To remove people from an area, country, organization, etc., often in a violent and sudden way
  • To cause something to leave the body

Is Purges a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Purge is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Purge in a Sentence

  • High-ranking officials were purged from the company following the merger.
  • A day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

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