purge meaning and definition

PURGE noun

Definition of purge (noun)

1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
   • synonyms: purgation, purging
2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   • synonyms: purging
3. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
   • "he died in a purge by Stalin"

PURGE verb

Definition of purge (verb)

1. oust politically
   • "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
   • antonym: rehabilitate
2. clear of a charge
3. make pure or free from sin or guilt
   • "he left the monastery purified"
   • synonyms: purify, 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"
   • synonyms: flush, scour
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"
   • synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
   • antonym: keep down
7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
   • "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"