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Meaning of purge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  purge
      n 1: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma
           or charge [syn: {purge}, {purging}, {purgation}]
      2: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other
         undesired elements [syn: {purge}, {purging}]
      3: an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an
         organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
      v 1: oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times
           throughout his lifetime" [ant: {rehabilitate}]
      2: clear of a charge
      3: make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery
         purified" [syn: {purify}, {purge}, {sanctify}]
      4: rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
      5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with
         antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: {flush},
         {scour}, {purge}]
      6: 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" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
         {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
         {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
         {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
      7: excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor
         decided that the patient must be purged"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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