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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pūrgĭtō, āre (purgo), tr., purifier : Pl. d. Non. 190, 10.