One student says the purge is still going on in China and terror is widespread.
Source: tatoeba (21407)
Purge
/pɜːd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "purge" (510 found)
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Closest matches (102)
abolishmentabolitionabsolveabstergentabstersionabstractaccount foracquitamnestyannihilateannihilationannulmentaperientassassinateassassinationbandagebathebereave of lifebleachbloody flux
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bloody murderblowblow outbmbowdlerizationbowdlerizebowel movementbreakbumping-offbustcare forcarminativecarry awaycarry offcashiercashieringcast offcast outcatharsiscatharticcensorchloroformchokingchoking offchuckcleanclean outclean upcleanercleaningcleaning agentcleaning solventcleansecleanse awaycleansercleansingcleansing creamclearclear awayclear offclear outclear the decksclearancecold creamcrapcreamcry sour grapescurecut downcut offcut outdebardeconsecratedeconsecrationdecontaminatedefecatedefecationdefenestrationdefrockdefrockingdejection
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (153)
Verb(22 words)
delete recorddeleteddeletesdestroy datadestroy documentsdetoxifieddiscard progressdisgorgeerasederases progressevictevictingevictsexcretingexorcisesexorcizeexorcizedexpungedexpurgatedexpurgates
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Noun(18 words)
delete statementdeletiondrinking water purificationeliminateeliminatingeliminationemptyingerase energy dataerasureexorcisingexorcismexorcismsexorcizingexpelexpulsionexpungingfanweedflushes
deliverdeliverancedelousedentifricedepletedeportdeportationdeposaldeposedepositiondeprivationdeprive of lifedepurantdepuratederacinatederacinationdestigmatizedestroydetachmentdeterge
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detergentdetersiondethronedethronementdiagnosediarrheadisabusedisbardisbarmentdisbarringdiscarddischargediscrowndiscrownmentdisenthronedisenthronementdisjunctiondismissdismissaldispatchdispeldispense fromdisplacedisplacementdisposaldispose ofdispositiondiureticdo away withdo fordo justice todo to deathdoctordraindressdrum outdry cleandry cleaningdry-cleandustdust offdysenteryejectejectionelideeliminateeliminationemeticemotional releaseemptyempty outendenemaeradicateeradicationeraseevacuateevacuationexcludeexcommunicateexcommunicationexculpateexcuseexecuteexemptexempt fromexhaustexileexonerateexpatriateexpatriationexpelexplainexpulsionexpungeexpurgateexpurgationexterminateexterminationextinctionextinguishmentextirpateextirpationfinishfinish offfiringfling offfluxforced resignationforgivefoul playfree
Adjective(1 words)
empty void
Related words (255)
free fromfreeingfreshenget quit ofget rid ofget shut ofgive absolutiongive care togive releasegive respitegive the gategrant amnesty togrant immunitygrant remissionhealholystonehomicideimmolateimpeachmentintermission
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intermitjustifykick upstairskicking upstairskillkillinglaunch into eternitylaxativelet golet offlienteryliquidateliquidationloose bowelslotionlustratelustrationlynchmake away withmanslaughtermartyrmartyrizemassageminister tomouthwashmovementmurdernauseantnegationnip in the budnonprosnullificationnurseoperate onostracismoustousteroustingoutlawoutlawingoutlawryoverthrowoverthrowalpardonpensionpension offpensioning offphysicpick outplasterpoisonpoulticepoundpumice stonepurgationpurgativepurge awaypurgingpurificationpurifierpurifyput awayput downput to deathput to sleepquash the chargerationalizeread out ofreformrehabilitatereinstatereleaseremedyremitremovalremoveremove from liferemove from officereprieveresolverespiterestoreretireretirementridriddancerinseroot outroot uprooting outrout outrubrunssacrificescavengescour outset freeseveranceshake offshake upshampooshitshitsshooshriveshut outsilencingslaughterslaysnuffing outsoapsolventsplintsprucestarvesteam cleaningsteam-cleanstiflingstoolstrangulationstrapstrike offstrike outstrip of officestrip of ranksuffocationsuperannuatesuperannuationsuppressionsurceasesuspendsuspensionsweepsweep awaysweep outsweetensynthetic detergenttake lifetake offthrow awaythrow offthrow overthrow overboardthuggeethuggerythuggismtidytoleratetooth powdertoothpastetreattrotsturistasunchurchunchurchinguncloguncrownundeceiveunfoulunfrockunfrockingunsaddleunseatunseatingunthroneuprootuprootingventvindicatevoidvoidancevoidingwarrantwashwash outweed outwhitenwhitewashwipewipe offwipe outwipe upwithdraw the chargewithdrawal
Verb(28 words)
Noun(22 words)
Adjective(1 words)
physical deletion
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More general
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
More specific
13 entriesarchive purgecabinet purgecache purgedata purgedecontaminationethnic purgeexclusionexpulsionlog purgeofficial purgeparty purgepurgationrival purge
Collocations
12 entriescache purgedata purgememory purgepolitical purgepurge cachepurge cyclepurge datapurge databasepurge filespurge memorypurge recordssystem purge
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Sami wanted to purge the evil spirit our of Layla's body.
Source: tatoeba (5921208)
"No hope have I my ancient fatherland, / or darling boys, or long-lost sire to see, / whom now perchance, the Danaans will demand, / poor souls! for vengeance, and their death decree, / to purge my crime, in daring to be free."
Source: tatoeba (6813480)
"Look now, for I will clear the mists that shroud / thy mortal gaze, and from the visual ray / purge the gross covering of this circling cloud. / Thou heed, and fear not, whatsoe'er I say, / nor scorn thy mother's counsels to obey."
Source: tatoeba (6856103)
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