purge

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To clean thoroughly

   To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.

   • After the process, the machine purges the chamber before venting it to remove toxic gases.
2. 2

   To remove by cleansing

   To remove by cleansing; to wash away.

3. 3

   To free from sin, guilt, or burden.

   • Purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
   • We'll join our cares to purge away / Our country’s crimes.
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   1. 4

      To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach)

      To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.

   2. 5

      To cause someone to purge

      To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.

   3. 6

      To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.

      • Deng Xiaoping was purged twice during the Cultural Revolution, but managed to return to power after Mao's death.
   4. 7

      To forcibly remove people by an organization.

      • Cromwell had Colonel Pride purge Parliament of royalists who opposed Charles I's execution.
      • Late triumphs of Russian science are scaring the very dogwater out of large elements in our society, and we both fear more "purging" instead of more effort at catching up.
   5. 8

      To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.

   6. 9

      To clarify

      To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).

   7. 10

      To become pure, as by clarification.

   8. 11

      To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.

   9. 12

      To trim, dress, or prune.

   10. 13

       Of topical skincare

       Of topical skincare: to force underlying acne to rise to the surface in response to ingredients that increase cell turnover, causing a temporary increase in blemishes.

       • Differin is purging my skin.
   11. 14

       Of skin

       Of skin: to undergo the process of purging.

       • My skin is purging.
   12. 15

       An act or instance of purging.

   13. 16

       An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach

       An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.

   14. 17

       Something which or someone who purges

       Something which or someone who purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.

       • he prescribes a Purge or a Vomit
   15. 18

       A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

       • Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were irreversible.
   16. 19

       An act or instance of the cleansing of pipes.

   17. 20

       A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water…

       A red or reddish liquid that seeps out from raw muscular meat consisting mostly of water and protein; "meat juice".

   18. 21

       The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that…

       The temporarily worsening of acne due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying blemishes to the surface more quickly.

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