 purge |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (politics) oust politically | |
| Examples: | "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" |
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| Related terms: | rehabilitate persecute | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | |
| Synonyms: | purgation purging | |
| Related terms: | clearing purification | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (chemistry) rid of impurities | |
| Examples: | "purge the water" "purge your mind" |
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| Related terms: | purify | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (criminal law) clear of a charge | |
| Related terms: | acquit | |
| 5. | [ verb ] excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) | |
| Examples: | "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" |
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| Related terms: | treat evacuate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | |
| Synonyms: | throw_up retch vomit disgorge cat sick upchuck regorge barf puke spew regurgitate spue chuck be_sick honk cast vomit_up | |
| Examples: | "After drinking too much, the students vomited" "He purged continuously" "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" |
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| Related terms: | keep_down excrete gag vomit spewer heave vomit emetic | |
| 7. | [ verb ] rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | scour flush | |
| Examples: | "flush the wound with antibiotics" "purge the old gas tank" |
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| Related terms: | rinse | |
| 8. | [ verb ] declare holy or pure or free from sin | |
| Synonyms: | purify sanctify | |
| Examples: | "he left the monastery purified" |
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| Related terms: | change declare spiritualize lustrate sanctification purgation | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | |
| Synonyms: | purging purgation | |
| Related terms: | cleaning catharsis colonic catharsis | |
| Similar spelling: |
purse Purkey pursue Purace |
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