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▸ noun: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
▸ noun: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
▸ verb: oust politically ("Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime")
▸ verb: rid of impurities ("Purge the water")
▸ verb: excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) ("The doctor decided that the patient must be purged")
▸ verb: clear of a charge
▸ verb: make pure or free from sin or guilt
▸ verb: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid ("Purge the old gas tank")
▸ verb: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth ("He purged continuously")
▸ Also see purging
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▸ noun: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
▸ noun: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
▸ verb: oust politically ("Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime")
▸ verb: rid of impurities ("Purge the water")
▸ verb: excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) ("The doctor decided that the patient must be purged")
▸ verb: clear of a charge
▸ verb: make pure or free from sin or guilt
▸ verb: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid ("Purge the old gas tank")
▸ verb: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth ("He purged continuously")
▸ Also see purging
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to purge
▸ Usage examples for purge
▸ Idioms related to purge (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing purge
▸ Words that often appear near purge
▸ Rhymes of purge
▸ Invented words related to purge