purge
verb [ T ]
uk/pɜːdʒ/ usto remove people from an organization because you do not want them:
purge sth of sth The new governor has promised to purge the bank of ineffective employees.
purge sth from sth Following the takeover, the original board members were purged from the company.
to remove something that is not wanted:
Our practice is to purge all email from the servers after 60 days.
purge sth of sth The sport needs to purge itself of corruption.
purge
noun [ C ]
uk/pɜːdʒ/ usthe act of removing people or things that are not wanted:
The new manager carried out a purge of all employees who had opposed the takeover
I don't need all these emails – I'm going to do a purge on my inbox.