purgare — meaning in English

English meaning

• leach verb To remove a soluble substance from something by letting liquid filter through it, or (of a substance) to be removed this way.
• purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.

Senses

purgare is used for these senses in English:

• leach (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

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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