as in to restore
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of purge in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Other lawsuits claim the state had no authority to designate the federal Small Business Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs offices as voter registration sites and demand that Benson purge voter rolls.
—
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Dateline reached out to both the Navajo Nation Police Department Shiprock District records section and the Criminal Investigations Unit to ask about the missing people being purged from the system but has not received a response.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Within the first four minutes, Foster has a word purge about Paradise State of Mind, sobriety, Paul Epworth’s The Church Studios in London, the Pet Sounds room of EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, and politics.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
The crewmates must purge nitrogen from their blood so that when the Dragon capsule is depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space, the gas doesn’t form bubbles in their bloodstream — a potentially lethal condition.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for purge 
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Dateline reached out to both the Navajo Nation Police Department Shiprock District records section and the Criminal Investigations Unit to ask about the missing people being purged from the system but has not received a response.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
Within the first four minutes, Foster has a word purge about Paradise State of Mind, sobriety, Paul Epworth’s The Church Studios in London, the Pet Sounds room of EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, and politics.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
The crewmates must purge nitrogen from their blood so that when the Dragon capsule is depressurized and exposed to the vacuum of space, the gas doesn’t form bubbles in their bloodstream — a potentially lethal condition.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for purge
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'purge.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Thesaurus Entries Near purge
Cite this Entry
“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share