purging Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   purge.
   
2. noun the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
   purge; purgation.
   
3. verb oust politically
   purge.
   
   • Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
4. verb clear of a charge
   purge.
   
5. verb make pure or free from sin or guilt
   purge; purify; sanctify.
   
   • he left the monastery purified
6. verb rid of impurities
   purge.
   
   • purge the water
   • purge your mind
7. verb rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   purge; scour; flush.
   
   • flush the wound with antibiotics
   • purge the old gas tank
8. verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
   
   • After drinking too much, the students vomited
   • He purged continuously
   • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
9. verb excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
   purge.
   
   • The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
10. adjective serving to purge or rid of sin
    purifying; purgatorial.
    
    • purgatorial rites

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