Understanding the meaning of purge

purge

/pɜrdʒ/

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

purging

type of:
cleaning cleansing cleanup
noun
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
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purgation purging

type of:
clearing
verb
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
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"purge the old gas tank"

Similar:

flush scour

type of:
rinse rinse off
verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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"He purged continuously"

Similar:

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

type of:
egest eliminate excrete pass
verb
make pure or free from sin or guilt
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Similar:

purify sanctify

type of:
alter change modify
noun
an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
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"he died in a purge by Stalin"

type of:
removal
verb
clear of a charge
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type of:
discharge exonerate exculpate acquit assoil clear
verb
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
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"The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

type of:
care for treat
verb
oust politically
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"Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
Opposite:

rehabilitate

type of:
oppress persecute
verb
rid of impurities
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"purge the water" "purge your mind"

type of:
purify make pure sublimate distill

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