purgĭto

āre, v. freq. a.

purgo

I. to cleanse, purify, purge (Plautin.). *
I. Lit.: carnificis angiporta purgitans, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 190, 10.—*
II. Trop., to excuse one's self, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 23.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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