PURGE

• (noun) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

  "he died in a purge by Stalin"

  Hitler's coming into power resulted in a deadly racial purge. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

  synonyms : purging

  In the mining of precious stones, the unwanted elements are removed by a purge. -added by naila_inlas

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

  synonyms : purgation , purging

  Anna's confession was more of a purge to clear Robert of any blame. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

  "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : barf , be sick , cast , cat , chuck , disgorge , honk , puke , regorge , regurgitate , retch , sick , spew , spue , throw up , upchuck , vomit , vomit up

• (verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

  "flush the wound with antibiotics", "purge the old gas tank"

  synonyms : flush , scour

  The nurse showed the young interns how to purge a wound with antibiotics to reduce the chances of infection. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) rid of impurities

  "purge the water", "purge your mind"

  On receiving dirty water in the taps, the residents of the apartment realized that the water tank needed to be purged. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt

  "he left the monastery purified"

  synonyms : purify , sanctify

  In his sermon, the preacher asked the congregation to purge their minds of sins like greed, anger, and temptation. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) clear of a charge

  The servant was purged of all the theft charges by the judge. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) oust politically

  "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

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