| VERB | social | purge | oust politically |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | purge | clear of a charge | |
| change | purge, purify, sanctify | make pure or free from sin or guilt | |
| change | purge | rid of impurities | |
| change | purge, flush, scour | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid / liquid | |
| body | purge, vomit, vomit up, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | |
| body | purge | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) | |
| NOUN | act | purge, purging, purgation | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| act | purge, purging | an act of removing by cleansing | |
| act | purge | an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place |
| Sounds | per'jh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | converge ... verge: 16 rhymes with erjh... | |
| Meaning | The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | purging, purgation | |
| Narrower | purification | The act of purging of sin or guilt |
| Broader | clearing | The act of freeing from suspicion |
| Spanish | depuración, expurgación, purga | |
| Catalan | depuració, expurgació | |
| Verbs | purge | make pure or free from sin or guilt |
| purge | clear of a charge | |
| Meaning | An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | purging | |
| Narrower | catharsis, katharsis, abreaction | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions |
| catharsis, katharsis, purgation | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate / stimulate evacuation of the bowels | |
| Broader | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | The act of making something clean |
| Spanish | expurgación, purgación, purga | |
| Catalan | expurgació, purgació, purga | |
| Verbs | purge | rid of impurities |
| purge | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid / liquid | |
| Meaning | An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he died in a purge by Stalin" | |
| Broader | removal | dismissal from office |
| Spanish | purga | |
| Verbs | purge | oust politically |
| Meaning | oust politically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" | |
| Broader | persecute, oppress | Cause to suffer |
| Opposite | rehabilitate | reinstall politically |
| Spanish | purgar | |
| Catalan | purgar | |
| Nouns | purge | an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place |
| Meaning | Clear of a charge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| Spanish | exonerar, purgar | |
| Catalan | fer fora | |
| Nouns | purge, purgation | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| Meaning | make pure or free from sin or guilt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | purify, sanctify | |
| Narrower | lustrate | purify by means of a ritual |
| spiritualize, spiritualise | purify from the corrupting influences of the world | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | purificar, santificar | |
| Catalan | purificar, santificar | |
| Nouns | purgation | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites / rites |
| purge | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | |
| Meaning | Rid of impurities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | purify, sublimate, make pure, distill | Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation |
| Spanish | depurar, limpiar, purgar, purificar | |
| Catalan | depurar, purgar, purificar | |
| Nouns | purge, purging | an act of removing by cleansing |
| purging | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | |
| Meaning | rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "purge the old gas tank" | |
| Synonyms | flush, scour | |
| Broader | rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt |
| Catalan | netejar | |
| Nouns | purge | an act of removing by cleansing |
| Meaning | Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "He purged continuously" | |
| Synonyms | vomit, vomit up, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up | |
| Broader | excrete, egest, eliminate, pass | Eliminate from the body |
| Opposite | keep down | manage not to throw up |
| Spanish | arrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito | |
| Catalan | perbocar, regurgitar, vomitar | |
| Meaning | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" | |
| Cause to | evacuate, void, empty | excrete or discharge from the body |
| Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
| Adjectives | purgative | strongly laxative |
| Nouns | purgation | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate / stimulate evacuation of the bowels |
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