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purge

Nouns

• (n) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge purging, purgation,
• (n) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements purging,
• (n) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
  • he died in a purge by Stalin

Verbs

• (v) oust politically
  • Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
• (v) clear of a charge
• (v) make pure or free from sin or guilt
  • he left the monastery purified
  purify, sanctify,
• (v) rid of impurities
  • purge the water
  • purge your mind
• (v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  • flush the wound with antibiotics
  • purge the old gas tank
  scour, flush,
• (v) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • After drinking too much, the students vomited
  • He purged continuously
  • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
  barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, cat, disgorge, spue, spew, chuck, honk, regurgitate, cast,
• (v) excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
  • The doctor decided that the patient must be purged

Synonyms

purging purgation purify sanctify scour flush barf be sick puke regorge retch sick throw up upchuck vomit vomit up cat disgorge spue spew chuck honk regurgitate cast

Antonyms

rehabilitate keep down

Words of close approximity