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depurge

depurge verb: to restore (somebody or something previously purged).

Verb

depurge (third-person singular simple present depurges, present participle depurging, simple past and past participle depurged)

  1. (rare, transitive) To restore (somebody or something previously purged).
    • […] to "depurge" most of the political, military, business and educational leaders previously barred from public life because of their activities in promoting Japan's war policy.1951, Herbert David Croly, The New Republic, volume 125, page 10

Forms of depurge

third-person singular presentdepurges
present participledepurging
past participledepurged
pastdepurged

Origin of depurge

From de- + purge.

Questions about depurge

What does depurge mean?
Depurge means to restore (somebody or something previously purged).
What part of speech is depurge?
Depurge is a verb.
What is the past tense of depurge?
The past tense of depurge is depurged.

Words near depurge in the dictionary

  1. depurators
  2. depuratory
  3. depure
  4. depured
  5. depurgatory
  6. depurge
  7. depurged
  8. depurges
  9. depurging
  10. depurinate
  11. depurinated

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