n. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: DISABUSE , undeceive, undelude
Related Words: absolve, cleanse; clear, rid
2
Synonyms: PURIFY 2, cleanse, expurgate, lustrate
3 to get rid of often by exile, imprisonment, or murder FF1C; Stalin purged all the Party dissidents FF1E;
Synonyms: eliminate, liquidate, remove
Related Words: debar, exclude, shut out; dismiss, eject, expel, oust; erase, expunge, wipe (out); exterminate
Contrasted Words: rehabilitate; reinstate; repatriate; accept, bear (with), tolerate
Antonyms: depurge