PURGARE, purgare
Sounds Like: POOR-gah-reh
Translations: to cleanse, to purify, to clear, to purge, to excuse, to justify
From the root: PURGARE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to cleanse,' 'to purify,' 'to clear,' or 'to purge.' It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean 'to excuse' or 'to justify.' It is a transitive verb, meaning it takes a direct object, such as 'to cleanse a place' or 'to purify a person.'
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 30:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, PURGARE, appear in our texts.
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