EXPURGE

Etymology

Verb

expurge (third-person singular simple present expurges, present participle expurging, simple past and past participle expurged)

(transitive, obsolete) To purge away.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*purge", v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. espurgier. See Expurgate.]

Definition: To purge away. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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