purge
English Thesaurus
1. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | removal, |
| definition | : | dismissal from office (noun.act) |
2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | abreaction, catharsis, katharsis, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions (noun.act) |
3. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | clearing, |
| definition | : | the act of freeing from suspicion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | purification, |
| definition | : | the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing (noun.act) |
4. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) (verb.body)
5. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)
6. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid (verb.change)
7. rid of impurities (verb.change)
8. make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | spiritualise, spiritualize, |
| definition | : | purify from the corrupting influences of the world (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | lustrate, |
| definition | : | purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials (verb.change) |
9. clear of a charge (verb.communication)
10. oust politically (verb.social)
11. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place (noun.act)
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | oust politically (verb.social) |
12. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (noun.act)
13. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (noun.act)
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | clear of a charge (verb.communication) |
14. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) (verb.body)
15. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)
| antonym | : | keep down, |
| definition | : | manage not to throw up (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, |
| definition | : | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sick, |
| definition | : | people who are sick (noun.group) |
16. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | scour, |
| definition | : | a place that is scoured (especially by running water) (noun.location) |
17. rid of impurities (verb.change)
18. make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | purgation, purification, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | angel, holy man, holy person, saint, |
| definition | : | person of exceptional holiness (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | innocence, pureness, purity, sinlessness, whiteness, |
| definition | : | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (noun.state) |
19. clear of a charge (verb.communication)
20. oust politically (verb.social)
| antonym | : | rehabilitate, |
| definition | : | reinstall politically (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place (noun.act) |
21. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place (noun.act)
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | oust politically (verb.social) |
22. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements (noun.act)
23. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge (noun.act)
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | clear of a charge (verb.communication) |
24. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) (verb.body)
25. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (verb.body)
| antonym | : | keep down, |
| definition | : | manage not to throw up (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, |
| definition | : | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sick, |
| definition | : | people who are sick (noun.group) |
26. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid (verb.change)
| derivation | : | scour, |
| definition | : | a place that is scoured (especially by running water) (noun.location) |
27. rid of impurities (verb.change)
28. make pure or free from sin or guilt (verb.change)
| derivation | : | purgation, purification, |
| definition | : | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sanctification, |
| definition | : | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | angel, holy man, holy person, saint, |
| definition | : | person of exceptional holiness (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | innocence, pureness, purity, sinlessness, whiteness, |
| definition | : | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (noun.state) |
29. clear of a charge (verb.communication)
30. oust politically (verb.social)
| antonym | : | rehabilitate, |
| definition | : | reinstall politically (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place (noun.act) |
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