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purge

 
 
/pɜːdʒ/ verb [T]

Translation

FEELINGS to get rid of bad feelings that you do not want
tasfiye etmek, ayıklamak, temizlemek
[often reflexive] She wanted to purge herself of guilt.785
PEOPLE to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them
istenmeyen kişileri ayıklamak/çıkarmak; kurtulmak
1900
purge noun [C]
istenmedik duygulardan arınma
(Definition of purge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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