purge

noun

  1. 1

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

    he died in a purge by Stalin

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

verb

  1. 1

    excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)

    The doctor decided that the patient must be purged

  2. 2

    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    After drinking too much, the students vomited

    He purged continuously

  3. 3

    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

    flush the wound with antibiotics

    purge the old gas tank

  4. 4

    rid of impurities

    purge the water

    purge your mind

  5. 5

    make pure or free from sin or guilt

    he left the monastery purified

  6. 6

    clear of a charge

  7. 7

    oust politically

    Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime

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