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Purge

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Noun

1. purgation, purge, purging

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

2. purge, purging

an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

3. purge

an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

Example Sentences:
'he died in a purge by Stalin'

Verb

4. purge

oust politically

Example Sentences:
'Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime'

5. purge

clear of a charge

6. purge, purify, sanctify

make pure or free from sin or guilt

Example Sentences:
'he left the monastery purified'

7. purge

rid of impurities

Example Sentences:
'purge the water'
'purge your mind'

8. flush, purge, scour

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Example Sentences:
'flush the wound with antibiotics'
'purge the old gas tank'

9. barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Example Sentences:
'After drinking too much, the students vomited'
'He purged continuously'
'The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night'

10. purge

excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

Example Sentences:
'The doctor decided that the patient must be purged'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Purge

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verb
1. (transitive)
to rid (something) of (impure or undesirable elements)
2. (transitive)
to rid (a state, political party, etc) of (dissident or troublesome people)
3. (transitive)
a. 
to empty (the bowels) by evacuation of faeces
b. 
to cause (a person) to evacuate his or her bowels
4. 
a. 
to clear (a person) of a charge
b. 
to free (oneself) of guilt, as by atonement
to purge contempt
5. (intransitive)
to be cleansed or purified
noun
6. 
the act or process of purging
7. 
the elimination of opponents or dissidents from a state, political party, etc
8. 
a purgative drug or agent; cathartic

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Purge

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verb transitiveWord forms: purged or ˈpurging
1. 
to cleanse or rid of impurities, foreign matter, or undesirable elements
2. 
to cleanse of guilt, sin, or ceremonial defilement
3. 
to remove by cleansing; clear (away, off, or out)
4. 
a. 
to rid (a nation, political party, etc.) of individuals held to be disloyal or undesirable
b. 
to kill or otherwise get rid of (such individuals)
5.  Law
to free from a charge or imputation of guilt
6.  Medicine
a. 
to empty (the bowels)
b. 
to cause (a person) to empty the bowels
verb intransitive
7. 
to become clean, clear, or pure
8. 
to have or effect a thorough bowel movement
noun
9. 
the act of purging
10. 
that which purges; esp., a purgative, or cathartic
11. 
the process of ridding a nation, political party, etc. of individuals held to be disloyal or undesirable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Purge

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v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted: purge a water pipe of air.
b. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter): purge the air from a water pipe.
2.
a. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted: "He had purged his brain of grandiose and debilitating dreams" (Tom Junod).
b. To remove or eliminate (an unwanted element): attempts to purge indecent remarks from company email.
3. Law To clear (a person) of a charge or conviction.
4.
a. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.
b. To get rid of (people considered undesirable).
5. Medicine
a. To cause evacuation of (the bowels).
b. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual).
6. Computers
a. To clear (a storage device) of unwanted data.
b. To delete (unwanted data) from a storage device.
v.intr.
1. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.
2. To vomit or force oneself to vomit, especially as a symptom of an eating disorder.
n.
1. The act or process of purging: a purge of unwanted files.
2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.
3. An instance of vomiting or of forcing oneself to vomit.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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