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purge

/ purge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
Type of:
cleaning cleansing cleanup
Kinds of:
catharsis katharsis abreaction purgation colonic
Derived:
flush scour
noun Sense 2
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Type of:
clearing
Kinds of:
purification
Derived:
purify sanctify
verb Sense 3
excrete or evacuate (someone''s bowels or body)
"The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
Type of:
treat care for
Derived:
catharsis katharsis purgation
Causes:
evacuate void empty
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
rid of impurities
"purge the water"
"purge your mind"
Type of:
purify sublimate make pure
Derived:
purging purgation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
clear of a charge
Type of:
acquit assoil clear
Derived:
purging purgation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
oust politically
"Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
Opposites:
rehabilitate
Type of:
persecute oppress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
make pure or free from sin or guilt
"he left the monastery purified"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
spiritualize spiritualise lustrate
Derived:
sanctification ideal paragon nonpareil saint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
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"
Opposites:
keep down
Type of:
excrete egest eliminate
Derived:
vomit vomiting emesis regurgitation disgorgement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
"flush the wound with antibiotics"
"purge the old gas tank"
Type of:
rinse rinse off
Derived:
purging scour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
3
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cleaning cleansing cleanup catharsis katharsis abreaction purgation colonic clearing purification treat care for