läutern — meaning in English

English meaning

• purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.

Senses

läutern is used for these senses in English:

• purge (transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
• purge (transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
• purge (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.

purge — full definition

1. verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
2. verb To forcibly remove people, especially from a political organization.
3. noun An act of forcibly removing people or unwanted elements.

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