PURGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an act of removing by cleansing
   • ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   Synonym(s)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cleaning (what does cleaning mean?)
   • cleansing (what does cleansing mean?)
   • cleanup (what does cleanup mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catharsis (what does catharsis mean?)
   • katharsis (what does katharsis mean?)
   • abreaction (what does abreaction mean?)
   • catharsis (what does catharsis mean?)
   • katharsis (what does katharsis mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • colonic (what does colonic mean?)
   • colonic irrigation (what does colonic irrigation mean?)
   • high colonic (what does high colonic mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
   Synonym(s)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • clearing (what does clearing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • purification (what does purification mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purify (what does purify mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • sanctify (what does sanctify mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)

PURGE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • excrete or evacuate (someone’’s bowels or body)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • care for (what does care for mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • evacuate (what does evacuate mean?)
   • void (what does void mean?)
   • empty (what does empty mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catharsis (what does catharsis mean?)
   • katharsis (what does katharsis mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   Synonym(s)
   • barf (what does barf mean?)
   • be sick (what does be sick mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • cat (what does cat mean?)
   • chuck (what does chuck mean?)
   • disgorge (what does disgorge mean?)
   • honk (what does honk mean?)
   • puke (what does puke mean?)
   • regorge (what does regorge mean?)
   • regurgitate (what does regurgitate mean?)
   • retch (what does retch mean?)
   • sick (what does sick mean?)
   • spew (what does spew mean?)
   • spue (what does spue mean?)
   • throw up (what does throw up mean?)
   • upchuck (what does upchuck mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomit up (what does vomit up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • After drinking too much, the students vomited
   • He purged continuously
   • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • excrete (what does excrete mean?)
   • egest (what does egest mean?)
   • eliminate (what does eliminate mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • keep down (what does keep down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
   • vomiter (what does vomiter mean?)
   • spewer (what does spewer mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomitus (what does vomitus mean?)
   • puke (what does puke mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
   • heave (what does heave mean?)
   • retch (what does retch mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
   • sick (what does sick mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
   • emetic (what does emetic mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomitive (what does vomitive mean?)
   • nauseant (what does nauseant mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomitus (what does vomitus mean?)
   • puke (what does puke mean?)
   • vomiter (what does vomiter mean?)
   • spewer (what does spewer mean?)
   • vomit (what does vomit mean?)
   • vomiting (what does vomiting mean?)
   • emesis (what does emesis mean?)
   • regurgitation (what does regurgitation mean?)
   • disgorgement (what does disgorgement mean?)
   • puking (what does puking mean?)
3. Meaning
   • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flush the wound with antibiotics
   • purge the old gas tank
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rinse (what does rinse mean?)
   • rinse off (what does rinse off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
4. Meaning
   • rid of impurities
   Usage Example(s)
   • purge the water
   • purge your mind
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • purify (what does purify mean?)
   • sublimate (what does sublimate mean?)
   • make pure (what does make pure mean?)
   • distill (what does distill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
5. Meaning
   • make pure or free from sin or guilt
   Synonym(s)
   • purify (what does purify mean?)
   • sanctify (what does sanctify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he left the monastery purified
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • spiritualize (what does spiritualize mean?)
   • spiritualise (what does spiritualise mean?)
   • lustrate (what does lustrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sanctification (what does sanctification mean?)
   • ideal (what does ideal mean?)
   • paragon (what does paragon mean?)
   • nonpareil (what does nonpareil mean?)
   • saint (what does saint mean?)
   • apotheosis (what does apotheosis mean?)
   • nonesuch (what does nonesuch mean?)
   • nonsuch (what does nonsuch mean?)
   • saint (what does saint mean?)
   • holy man (what does holy man mean?)
   • holy person (what does holy person mean?)
   • angel (what does angel mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purification (what does purification mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purification (what does purification mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purity (what does purity mean?)
   • sinlessness (what does sinlessness mean?)
   • innocence (what does innocence mean?)
6. Meaning
   • clear of a charge
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • acquit (what does acquit mean?)
   • assoil (what does assoil mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • exonerate (what does exonerate mean?)
   • exculpate (what does exculpate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • purgation (what does purgation mean?)
7. Meaning
   • oust politically
   Usage Example(s)
   • Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
   Hypernyms(s) purge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • persecute (what does persecute mean?)
   • oppress (what does oppress mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • rehabilitate (what does rehabilitate mean?)