Synonyms: purge
Definition: an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
Usage: he died in a purge by Stalin
Similar words: removal
Definition: dismissal from office
Definition: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
Similar words: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Definition: the act of making something clean
Usage: he gave his shoes a good cleaning
Synonyms: purgation, purge, purging
Definition: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Similar words: clearing
Definition: the act of freeing from suspicion
Synonyms: purge
Definition: excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Usage: The doctor decided that the patient must be purged
Similar words: treat, care for
Definition: provide treatment for
Usage: The doctor treated my broken leg; The nurses cared for the bomb victims; The patient must be treated right away or she will die; Treat the infection with antibiotics
Synonyms: upchuck, vomit, vomit up, retch, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, cast, cat, chuck, sick, spew, spue, throw up, barf, be sick, disgorge, honk
Definition: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Usage: After drinking too much, the students vomited; He purged continuously; The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
Similar words: pass, egest, excrete, eliminate
Definition: eliminate from the body
Usage: Pass a kidney stone
Definition: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Usage: flush the wound with antibiotics; purge the old gas tank
Synonyms: purge
Definition: rid of impurities
Usage: purge the water; purge your mind
Similar words: purify, distill, make pure, sublimate
Definition: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
Usage: purify the water
Synonyms: purge, purify, sanctify
Definition: make pure or free from sin or guilt
Usage: he left the monastery purified
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: purge
Definition: clear of a charge
Similar words: acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear
Definition: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Usage: The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
Synonyms: purge
Definition: oust politically
Usage: Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime
Similar words: persecute, oppress
Definition: cause to suffer
Usage: Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union