purge
noun
- 1
an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
he died in a purge by Stalin
- 2
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- 3
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
verb
- 1
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
- 2
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
- 3
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
flush the wound with antibiotics
purge the old gas tank
- 4
rid of impurities
purge the water
purge your mind
- 5
make pure or free from sin or guilt
he left the monastery purified
- 6
clear of a charge
- 7
oust politically
Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
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