purgare

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purgare

  • /purˈɡare/

Where it comes from

dal latino pūrgare, infinito presente attivo di purgo, "pulire, purificare, liberare dalle impurità", che deriva da purus cioè "puro"

verb avere · purgando · purgante · purgato · purgo · purghi

  1. somministrare una purga
  2. figuratively fare penitenza

Similar: pulire, ripulire, liberare da impurità, purificare, depurare, spurgare, mondare, espiare, scontare, lavare, pagare, riparare, far evacuare, epurare, castigare, emendare, decantare · Opposite: sporcare, macchiare, insozzare, corrompere, traviare

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In English

  • purge to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities
  • leach to purge a soluble matter out of something

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purgare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/purgare

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"purgare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/purgare.

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@misc{purgare_2026,
  title = {purgare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/purgare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}