purgieren

German

Etymology

From Latin purgare (“make pure, cleanse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊʁˈɡiːʁən/

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Verb

1. (dated) to purify, to cleanse
2. (medicine) to purge (the bowels)
3. (dated, law, reflexive) to refute, under oath, a claim; to clear oneself of an accusation via oath

Further reading

• “purgieren” in Duden online