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purge

verb

/pɜːrdʒ/

Meaning

To remove unwanted feelings, people, or things; to cleanse or purify.

The new leader promised to purge corruption from the government.

purge oneself of guilt

cleanse, expel, eliminate, eradicate, rid

retain, keep, preserve

purge corruption, purge system, purge memory, purge files

to find an answer to a problem or question; to resolve a difficulty

Protected by being placed over or wrapped; hidden from view.

to declare someone not guilty of a criminal charge; to conduct oneself in a specified way

to build or form something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

To move around quietly and secretly, especially while hunting or searching.

To make less severe, serious, or painful; to lessen.