1. purge - noun
· the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Synonym(s): purging, purgation
Hypernym(s): clearing
2. purge - noun
· an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
Synonym(s): purging
Hypernym(s): cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
3. purge - noun
· an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
Hypernym(s): removal
4. purge - verb
· oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
Hypernym(s): persecute, oppress
Antonym(s): rehabilitate
5. purge - verb
· clear of a charge
Hypernym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
6. purge - verb
· make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
7. purge - verb
· rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
Hypernym(s): purify, sublimate, make_pure, distill
8. purge - verb
· rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
9. purge - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): vomit, vomit_up, cast, sick, cat, be_sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw_up
Hypernym(s): excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
10. purge - verb
· excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
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