Crossword-Solution: PURGE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Purge | v. t. | To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous. |
| Purge | v. t. | To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic medicine, or in a similar manner. |
| Purge | v. t. | To clarify; to defecate, as liquors. |
| Purge | v. t. | To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape. |
| Purge | v. t. | To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. |
| Purge | v. t. | To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal. |
| Purge | v. t. | To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often followed by away. |
| Purge | v. i. | To become pure, as by clarification. |
| Purge | v. i. | To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic. |
| Purge | v. t. | The act of purging. |
| Purge | v. t. | That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with PURGE (5)
All thy request for Man, accepted Son, Obtain, all thy request was my Decree: But longer in that Paradise to dwell, The Law I gave to Nature him forbids: Those pure immortal Elements that know No gross, no unharmoneous mixture foule, Eject him tainted now, and purge him off As a distemper, gross to aire as gross, And mortal food, as may dispose him best For dissolution wrought by Sin, that first Distemperd all things, and of incorrupt Corrupted.
Here, she said to herself had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment; and so, perchance, the torture of her daily shame would at length purge her soul, and work out another purity than that which she had lost: more saint-like, because the result of martyrdom.
But, in after days, when the frenzy of that hideous epoch had subsided, it was remembered how loudly Colonel Pyncheon had joined in the general cry, to purge the land from witchcraft; nor did it fail to be whispered, that there was an invidious acrimony in the zeal with which he had sought the condemnation of Matthew Maule.
Through paths unknown Thy soul hath flown, To seek the realms of woe, Where fiery pain Shall purge the stain Of actions done below.
Three seconds after reading the letter of the honourable Secretary of Marine, I felt that my true vocation, the sole end of my life, was to chase this disturbing monster, and purge it from the world.
Quotes with PURGE (3)
And yes, I’ll admit, I am jealous. I’m jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I can’t.
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short of urge to plead Then purge away the need. Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart Or greater than a star; Tame wild disappointment With caress unmoved and cold Make of it a parka For your soul. Discover the reason why So tiny human midget Exists at all So scared unwise But expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise.
It will be seen how there can be the idea of a special science, the *critique of pure reason* as it may be called. For reason is the faculty which supplies the *principles* of *a priori* knowledge. Pure reason therefore is that which contains the principles of knowing something entirely *a priori*. An *organon* of pure reason would be the sum total of the principles by which all pure *a priori* knowledge can be acquired and actually established. Exhaustive application of such…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 78 times in crossword archives (1949–2024).