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excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
e.g. The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
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eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
e.g. After drinking too much, the students vomited
e.g. He purged continuously
e.g. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Synonym: vomit vomit up cast sick cat be sick disgorge regorge retch puke barf spew spue chuck upchuck honk regurgitate throw up
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rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
e.g. flush the wound with antibiotics
e.g. purge the old gas tank
Synonym: flush scour
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rid of impurities
e.g. purge the water
e.g. purge your mind
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make pure or free from sin or guilt
e.g. he left the monastery purified
Synonym: purify sanctify
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clear of a charge
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oust politically
e.g. Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime