Purged vs Purger - What's the difference?
purged | purger |
As a verb purged is ( purge). As a noun purger is agent noun]] of purge; one who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a [[catharsis|cathartic medicine.
purged English
Verb
(head)
(purge)
purge Noun
( en noun)
An act of .
(medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
A cleansing of pipes.
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
- Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.
That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
- (Arbuthnot)
Related terms
* purgatory
Verb
( purg)
to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities
(religion) to free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
* Bible, Psalms lxxix. 9
- Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
* Addison
- We'll join our cares to purge away / Our country's crimes.
(medicine) to void (the bowels); to vomit.
(medicine) To operate on (somebody) as a cathartic, or in a similar manner.
(legal) to clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
To become pure, as by clarification.
To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
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purger English
Noun
( en noun)
Agent noun]] of purge; one who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a [[catharsis, cathartic medicine.
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