Purge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company claims its new filter can purge the water of all contaminants and pollutants.
- She took a deep breath and tried to purge her mind of the painful memories.
- The computer program is designed to purge the database of any unnecessary or duplicate entries.
- The ritual was meant to purge the air of evil spirits and bring peace to the community.
- In an effort to improve her health, she decided to purge her diet of all processed foods and sugars.
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Meaning 2
Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The patient was given medicine to purge the toxin from their body as quickly as possible.
- She took a strong laxative to purge her bowels before the intestinal exam.
- In ancient times, doctors used to purge their patients of 'bad blood' by applying leeches to their skin.
- Purge the impurities from the body through vomiting to treat poison ingestion, the doctor advised.
- The herbal remedy claims to purge the liver and colon to help remove excessive waste and promote overall well-being.
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Meaning 3
Clear of a charge.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The judge's verdict helped to purge the young man of the false allegations levied against him.
- New evidence came to light and helped purge the defendant of the serious crime.
- The not-guilty verdict served to purge John of the accusations made against him.
- After further investigation, the police were able to purge Sarah of any wrongdoing.
- The lack of evidence ultimately helped to purge the suspects of all charges filed against them.
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Meaning 4
Oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The corrupt government official was purged after the investigation revealed his involvement in embezzlement.
- In an attempt to consolidate power, the dictator purged the opposition party leaders who opposed his policies.
- After a violent coup, many high-ranking military officers were purged and put on trial for their alleged crimes.
- In a surprise move, the company's board of directors purged the CEO and several top executives due to declining profits.
- During the Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong purged thousands of intellectuals, artists, and politicians deemed disloyal to the regime.
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Meaning 5
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".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She was purging out all the bad food she had eaten at the party earlier.
- He had to purge the spoiled milk he accidentally drank.
- After eating the bad oysters, he began to purge everything he had eaten that night.
- She couldn't stop herself from purging even after taking the medication for her morning sickness.
- The bulimic model struggled with the urge to purge after every meal.
Synonyms
- Cast
- Vomit Up
- Honk
- Sick
- Retch
- Chuck
- Spew
- Cat
- Puke
- Be Sick
- Barf
- Vomit
- Throw Up
- Regorge
- Spue
- Regurgitate
- Upchuck
- Disgorge
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Meaning 6
Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The medical team had to purge the wound with a saline solution to clear out the infection.
- To get rid of the stale air in the container, they used compressed air to purge it.
- Before reconnecting the new gas pipes, the plumber had to purge the old lines of any remaining gas.
- It took several hours to fully purge the contaminated water from the system.
- The aerospace engineers carefully designed the system to purge the propulsion lines with nitrogen gas.
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Meaning 7
Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The ritual was meant to purge the participant of all earthly desires and achieve spiritual enlightenment.
- The process of seeking forgiveness began to purge her of the feelings of guilt that had been plaguing her for years.
- Through prayer and repentance, he believed that he could purge his soul of the darkness that had taken hold.
- The long period of solitude was a choice she made to purge herself from the distractions of the world.
- In atoning for her mistake, she hoped that her actions would purge her conscience of the shame.