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Detailed Synonyms for purge in English

purge:

purge

  1. purge

purge [the ~] nomen

  1. the purge
    – an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place 1
    the purge
    – an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place 1
    • purge [the ~] nomen
      • he died in a purge by Stalin1
  2. the purge
    – an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements 1
    the purging; the purge
    – an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements 1
  3. the purge
    – the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge 1
    the purging; the purge; the purgation
    – the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge 1

to purge verb (purges, purged, purging)

  1. to purge
    – excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) 1
    to purge
    – excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) 1
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
      • The doctor decided that the patient must be purged1
  2. to purge
    – eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth 1
    to cast; sick; to cat; to vomit; to puke; to retch; barf; to spew; to disgorge; to purge; to be sick; regorge; vomit up
    – eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth 1
    • cast verb (casts, casted, casting)
    • sick verb
    • cat verb (cats, cated, cating)
    • vomit verb (vomits, vomited, vomiting)
      • After drinking too much, the students vomited1
    • puke verb (pukes, puked, puking)
    • retch verb (retches, retched, retching)
    • barf verb
    • spew verb (spews, spewed, spewing)
    • disgorge verb (disgorges, disgorged, disgorging)
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
      • He purged continuously1
    • be sick verb (is sick, being sick)
    • regorge verb
    • vomit up verb
  3. to purge
    – rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid 1
    to flush; to scour; to purge
    – rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid 1
    • flush verb (flushes, flushed, flushing)
      • flush the wound with antibiotics1
    • scour verb (scours, scoured, scouring)
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
      • purge the old gas tank1
  4. to purge
    – rid of impurities 1
    to purge
    – rid of impurities 1
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
      • purge the water1
      • purge your mind1
  5. to purge
    – make pure or free from sin or guilt 1
    to purify; sanctify; to purge
    – make pure or free from sin or guilt 1
    • purify verb (purifies, purified, purifying)
      • he left the monastery purified1
    • sanctify verb
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
  6. to purge
    – clear of a charge 1
    to purge
    – clear of a charge 1
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
  7. to purge
    – oust politically 1
    to purge
    – oust politically 1
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)
      • Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime1
  8. to purge
    – To eliminate old or unneeded information systematically; to clean up, as files. 2
    to purge
    – To eliminate old or unneeded information systematically; to clean up, as files. 2
    • purge verb (purges, purged, purging)

Conjugations for purge:

present
  1. purge
  2. purge
  3. purges
  4. purge
  5. purge
  6. purge
simple past
  1. purged
  2. purged
  3. purged
  4. purged
  5. purged
  6. purged
present perfect
  1. have purged
  2. have purged
  3. has purged
  4. have purged
  5. have purged
  6. have purged
past continuous
  1. was purging
  2. were purging
  3. was purging
  4. were purging
  5. were purging
  6. were purging
future
  1. shall purge
  2. will purge
  3. will purge
  4. shall purge
  5. will purge
  6. will purge
continuous present
  1. am purging
  2. are purging
  3. is purging
  4. are purging
  5. are purging
  6. are purging
subjunctive
  1. be purged
  2. be purged
  3. be purged
  4. be purged
  5. be purged
  6. be purged
diverse
  1. purge!
  2. let's purge!
  3. purged
  4. purging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "purge":


Antonyms for "purge":


Related Definitions for "purge":

  1. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place1
    • he died in a purge by Stalin1
  2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements1
  3. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge1
  4. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)1
    • The doctor decided that the patient must be purged1
  5. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth1
    • He purged continuously1
  6. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid1
    • purge the old gas tank1
  7. rid of impurities1
    • purge the water1
    • purge your mind1
  8. make pure or free from sin or guilt1
  9. clear of a charge1
  10. oust politically1
    • Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime1
  11. To eliminate old or unneeded information systematically; to clean up, as files.2

Related Synonyms for purge