purgieren

German

Etymology

From Latin purgare (make pure, cleanse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊʁˈɡiːʁən/
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Verb

purgieren (weak, third-person singular present purgiert, past tense purgierte, past participle purgiert, auxiliary haben)

  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

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • purgieren” in Duden online
  • purgieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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