purge

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purge Definition

(n) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
(n) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
(v) oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
(v) clear of a charge
(v) make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
(v) rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
(v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
(v) 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"
(v) excrete or evacuate (someone''s bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

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