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purge

/pɜɹd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Purge means: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Synonyms for purge25

noun, as in the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

purging, purgation

noun, as in an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

purging

verb, as in eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

vomit, vomit up, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

verb, as in make pure or free from sin or guilt

purify, sanctify

verb, as in rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

flush, scour

also used for purge

weep

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Opposites of purge

rehabilitate

What does purge mean?10

verb

1

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth“After drinking too much, the students vomited”

2

make pure or free from sin or guilt“he left the monastery purified”

3

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid“flush the wound with antibiotics”

4

oust politically“Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime”

5

clear of a charge

6

rid of impurities“purge the water”

7

excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)“The doctor decided that the patient must be purged”

noun

1

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

2

an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

3

an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place“he died in a purge by Stalin”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with purge?8

one syllable

urgesurgemergevergesergescourge

two syllables

emergeconverge
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Purge in a sentence

  • All political dissidents were purged under the former regime.unknown
  • Karl purged oxygen from the compartment where the alien organism was.Amastan
  • Sami wanted to purge the evil spirit our of Layla's body.OsoHombre
  • There was a post-coup purge in Turkey.Amastan
  • Jews among the Bolsheviks constituted organizing muscle, not leadership. Most were later purged.shekitten
  • Purge your head of morals and prejudice.DJ_Saidez
  • What's the first thing you'd do if The Purge was real?canonrebel
  • Joe purged himself of the suspicion.unknown

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Forms of purge

as a noun

plural
purges

as a verb

past tense
purged
present participle
purging
third-person singular
purges
past participle
purged