Purge - Definition

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"