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Purging

noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    serving to purge or rid of sin wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing; A removal of undesirable people. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements wordnet
  3. 3
    The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing; The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge wordnet
  5. 5
    The removal of waste from the human body; The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The removal of waste from the human body; The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives. countable, uncountable

    "He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings..."

  3. 8
    That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
  4. 9
    Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of purge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.

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