English to English noun
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the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |  | source: wordnet30
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an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements |  | source: wordnet30
3 |
an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place |  | Example: he died in a purge by Stalin
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4 |
The act of purging. |  | source: webster1913 verb
5 |
oust politically |  | Example: Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
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6 |
clear of a charge |  | source: wordnet30
7 |
make pure or free from sin or guilt |  | Example: he left the monastery purified
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8 |
rid of impurities |  | Example: purge the water purge your mind
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9 |
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid |  | Example: flush the wound with antibiotics purge the old gas tank
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10 |
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |  | Example: After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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11 |
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) |  | Example: The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
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To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or superfluous. |  | source: webster1913
13 |
To become pure, as by clarification. |  | source: webster1913
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