, purged, purg•ing, n. to clear or empty (the stomach or intestines) by inducing vomiting or evacuation. PURGE meaning: 1 : to remove people from an area, country, organization, etc. to clear or free (something), as by getting rid of or removing undesirable members:[~ + object + of + object] The revolutionaries purged the party of anyone thought to be disloyal. PURGE definition: 1. v. : to free from moral or ceremonial defilement. The Purge: Directed by James DeMonaco. , often in a violent and sudden way; 2 : to cause something to leave the body. 5.