scurge

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scurge

/ˈskur.d͡ʒe/

Rhymes with -urd͡ʒe

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin excurrere, probably through the intermediate scure, influenced by verbs like merge in the same way as curge, which was originally an alteration of cure.

verb a scurge 3rd conjugation · scurge · scurs · scurgă · a scurge · scurgând

to drain, exhaust
to flow, drip out, trickle
to strain, filter
to gather

In English

drain cause liquid to flow out of

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@misc{scurge_2026,
  title = {scurge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/scurge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}