verb
1.
Synonyms: disabuse , undeceive, undelude
Related Word: absolve, cleanse; clear, rid
2.
Synonyms: purify 2, cleanse, expurgate, lustrate
3.
to get rid of often by exile, imprisonment, or murder
Stalin purged all the Party dissidents
Synonyms: eliminate, liquidate, remove
Related Word: debar, exclude, shut out; dismiss, eject, expel, oust; erase, expunge, wipe (out); exterminate
Contrasted words: rehabilitate; reinstate; repatriate; accept, bear (with), tolerate
Antonyms: depurge