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purge
(p/[@]/r/dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    purgation, purging
    source: wordnet30
  • an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    purging
    source: wordnet30
  • an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place(noun.act)
    Example:
    He died in a purge by Stalin.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of purging.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • oust politically(verb.social)
    Example:
    Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime.
    Antonym:
    rehabilitate
    source: wordnet30
  • clear of a charge(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • make pure or free from sin or guilt(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    purify, sanctify
    source: wordnet30
  • rid of impurities(verb.change)
    Example:
    Purge the water.
    Purge your mind.
    source: wordnet30
  • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid(verb.change)
    Example:
    Purge the old gas tank.
    Synonym:
    flush, scour
    source: wordnet30
  • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth(verb.body)
    Example:
    He purged continuously.
    Synonym:
    barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
    Antonym:
    keep down
    source: wordnet30
  • excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)(verb.body)
    Example:
    The doctor decided that the patient must be purged.
    source: wordnet30
  • To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become pure, as by clarification.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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