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English noun: purge | |||
| 1. | purge (act) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | ||
| Synonyms | purgation, purging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clearing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purification | ||
| 2. | purge (act) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | ||
| Synonyms | purging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abreaction, catharsis, catharsis, katharsis, katharsis, purgation | ||
| 3. | purge (act) an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place | ||
| Samples | He died in a purge by Stalin. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | removal | ||
English verb: purge | |||
| 1. | purge (social) oust politically | ||
| Samples | Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oppress, persecute | ||
| Antonyms | rehabilitate | ||
| 2. | purge (communication) clear of a charge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate | ||
| 3. | purge (change) make pure or free from sin or guilt | ||
| Samples | He left the monastery purified. | ||
| Synonyms | purify, sanctify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lustrate, spiritualise, spiritualize | ||
| 4. | purge (change) rid of impurities | ||
| Samples | Purge the water. Purge your mind. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distill, make pure, purify, sublimate | ||
| 5. | purge (change) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid | ||
| Samples | Flush the wound with antibiotics. Purge the old gas tank. | ||
| Synonyms | flush, scour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rinse, rinse off | ||
| 6. | purge (body) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Samples | After drinking too much, the students vomited. He purged continuously. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night. | ||
| Synonyms | barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
| 7. | purge (body) excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) | ||
| Samples | The doctor decided that the patient must be purged. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
| Cause | empty, evacuate, void | ||
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