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Type Words
Synonyms purging
Type of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Has types katharsis, catharsis, purgation, abreaction
Type Words
Synonyms purgation, purging
Type of clearing
Has types purification
Type Words
Synonyms flush, scour
Type of rinse, rinse off


purge the old gas tank.
Type Words
Synonyms barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
Type of egest, eliminate, excrete, pass


He purged continuously.
Type Words
Synonyms purify, sanctify
Type of alter, change, modify
Has types spiritualise, spiritualize, lustrate
Derivation purgation
Type Words
Type of removal


he died in a purge by Stalin.
Type Words
Type of discharge, exonerate, exculpate, acquit, assoil, clear
Derivation purgation
Type Words
Type of care for, treat
Derivation purgative, purgation


The doctor decided that the patient must be purged.
Type Words
Type of oppress, persecute


Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime.
Type Words
Type of purify, make pure, sublimate, distill
Derivation purging


purge the water.
purge your mind.

Examples of purge

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Leyzaola's cleanup strategy saw the purge of hundreds of allegedly corrupt cops.
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First you will need to purge and eliminate all but the most critical belongings.
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Workplace safety groups say using air or nitrogen to purge pipes would be safer.
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A key step in cutting clutter is to purge unnecessary possessions, Tuckman said.
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Fortunately I dare say new users don't often end up on purge confirmation pages.
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To keep things real, Abrams is diligently trying to purge the site of the fakes.
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The results amounted to a sweeping purge of the party's middle-level leadership.
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In Florida, Secretary of State Ken Detzner is also seeking to purge noncitizens.
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One may also just use preview, click on the link there to get to the purge page.
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  • The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  • Oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
  • An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  • Clear of a charge
  • An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
  • Purify: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
  • In history and political science, a purge is the removal of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, from another organization, or from society as a whole. ...
  • Purge is the fourth album by singer/songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. (see 2001 in music).
  • Purge is a comic book one-shot released on 28 December 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story was written by John Ostrander, and the art was done by Doug Wheatley. The events depicted take place in the Star Wars galaxy approximately one month after the events in ''''