depurge

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verb

To restore (somebody or something previously purged).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person depurges · participle present depurging · participle past depurged · past depurged

  1. raretransitiveTo 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

Origin

From de- + purge.

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APA

depurge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurge

MLA

“depurge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depurge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depurge.

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