The new leader purged corrupt officials.
新领导人清除了腐败官员。
Choose the best synonym for the word “purge”:
B — eliminate. “purge” means v. to remove something unwanted
The bold new leader promised to ______ all corruption from the government.
C — purge. “purge” means v. to remove something unwanted
purge — v. to remove something unwanted. In Chinese: 清除，净化.
purge is pronounced /pɜrdʒ/. It breaks into 1 syllable: purge.
The new leader purged corrupt officials. (新领导人清除了腐败官员。)
remove, eliminate, cleanse — all close in meaning to purge (v. to remove something unwanted).
Yes. purge appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.