Definition of Purge

Noun

• an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
  "he died in a purge by Stalin"
  
• an act of removing by cleansing
  ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  purging
• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  purging purgation

Verb

• excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
  "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
  
• 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"
  vomit - vomit up cast sick cat - be sick disgorge regorge retch puke barf spew spue chuck upchuck honk regurgitate - throw up
• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  "flush the wound with antibiotics"
  "purge the old gas tank"
  flush scour
• rid of impurities
  "purge the water"
  "purge your mind"
  
• make pure or free from sin or guilt
  "he left the monastery purified"
  purify sanctify
• clear of a charge
  
• oust politically
  "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
  

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