5. To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime. When that he hath purged you from sin. Chaucer. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Ps. li. 7.
6. (Law)
Defn: To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.
7. To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; — often
followed by away.
Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. Ps. lxxix. 9.
We 'll join our cares to purge away Our country's crimes. Addison.
PURGE
Purge, v. i.
1. To become pure, as by clarification.
2. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
PURGE
Purge, n. Etym: [Cf. F. purge. See Purge, v. t.]
1. The act of purging. The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller.
2. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Arbuthnot.