purge

/pɜːdʒ/ verb [T]

Definition

FEELINGS › to get rid of bad feelings that you do not want: [often reflexive] She wanted to purge herself of guilt.

PEOPLE › to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them

purge noun [C]

(Definition of purge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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