repurge, v.
(riːˈpɜːdʒ)
[f. re- 5 a + purge v., after L. repurgāre, Sp. repurgar, F. repurger, etc.]
trans. To purge or cleanse again. Also refl.
| 1560 J. Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 437 Whether the soules of the godly not yet repurged, be relieved with Masses..and almose dedes. 1575 Fenton Gold. Epist. (1582) 220 The spot in a house can not be repurged with all the treasures in a kingdome. 1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. (1661) 36 That God had commanded him to destroy all the ungodly, and to repurge the Church. 1753 N. Torriano Gangr. Sore Throat 23 Monday she was repurged with Success. 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 235 The Chinese Empire..has purged and repurged itself again and again. |
Hence reˈpurged ppl. a., reˈpurging vbl. n.
| 1606 King Serm. Sept. 26 So many repurged Churches of Christendome. 1611 Florio, Repurgatione, a repurging. |