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Purging

noun
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
2.nounThe process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
3.verbTo clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
4.verbTo free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
5.verbTo remove by cleansing; to wash away.
6.verbTo void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
7.verbTo cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
8.verbTo clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
9.verbTo clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
10.verbTo become pure, as by clarification.
11.verbTo have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
12.verbTo trim, dress or prune.
13.nounThe act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:
14.nounThe removal of waste from the human body, particularly:
15.nounVomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
16.nounThat which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

Synonyms

expiationpurificationpurgewitchhuntbloodsinvomitingpurifyingpurgationpurgatorialclearingcleanup

Rhymes With

surgingemergingmergingdivergingscourgingvergingresurgingconverging
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