/pɜ:dʒ; pɝdʒ/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sb (of/from sth); ~ sth (away) make sb clean or pure by removing (evil, sin, etc) 为某人（免罪、赦罪等）
*Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin. 天主教徒透过告解以获得赦罪[净化灵魂].
2 [Tn] (dated or joc 旧或谑) empty the bowels (of a person) 给（某人）通便
*A dose of this stuff will purge you! 这种药只须一剂就能让你通便!
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (of sb)/~ sb (from sth) rid (esp a political party) of (people thought to be undesirable); remove (such people) from (a party) 清除（尤指政党的）（异己分子）; 清洗（党员）
*So-called traitors were purged (from their ranks). 所谓的叛徒均已（从队伍中）清洗出去.
* They promised that the party would be purged of racists/that racists would be purged from the party. 他们保证该党一定把种族主义分子清除掉[把种族主义分子从党内清洗出去].
4 [Tn] (law 律) atone for (an offence, esp contempt of court) 弥补（罪过, 尤指藐视法庭罪）
*purge one's contempt 于藐视法庭後认错以求得免罪.

n
1 action of ridding (a political party, state, etc) of people who are considered undesirable （政党、国家等之）清洗行动; 整肃
*a purge of disloyal members 对不忠诚分子的整肃行动
* the political purges that followed the change of government 随政权之改变而来的政治上的清洗.
2 (esp formerly) medicine that empties the bowels; purgative （尤指旧时的）泻药, 泻剂.