purge purge /ˈpɝːdʒ/

noun

1. An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place  ( purge )
   an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
    He died in a purge by Stalin
   he died in a purge by Stalin
   
2. An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements  ( purge , purging )
   an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
   
3. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge  ( purgation , purge , purging )
   the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
   

verb

1. () Oust politically  ( purge )
   oust politically
    Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
   Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
   
2. Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)  ( purge )
   excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
    The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
   The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
   
3. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth  ( barf [Informal] , be sick , cast , cat [Informal] , chuck [Informal] , disgorge , honk [Informal, British] , puke [Vulgar] , purge , regorge [Archaic] , regurgitate , sick , spew [Informal] , spue [Archaic] , upchuck [Informal, N. American] , vomit up , boak [Dialect, UK] , boke [Dialect, UK] , chuck up [Informal, British] , chunder [Informal, British] , keck [Informal] , retch , throw up , vomit , vom [Informal] )
   eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    After drinking too much, the students vomited
   After drinking too much, the students vomited
    He purged continuously
   He purged continuously
    The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
   The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
   
4. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid  ( flush , purge , scour )
   rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    Flush the wound with antibiotics
   flush the wound with antibiotics
    Purge the old gas tank
   purge the old gas tank
   
5. Rid of impurities  ( purge )
   rid of impurities
    Purge the water
   purge the water
    Purge your mind
   purge your mind
   
6. Make pure or free from sin or guilt  ( purge , sanctify , purify )
   make pure or free from sin or guilt
    He left the monastery purified
   he left the monastery purified
   
7. Clear of a charge  ( purge )
   clear of a charge