Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "purging" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

purging cassia purging nut purging place

Inflected/Variant Forms

purge

Context

chemistry medicine politics premodern

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cleaning cleansing cleanup clearing

Type Of (IsA)

medical treatment

Related Terms

act bloodletting body cleansing contaminant contamination defecation device digested eliminating excess flush gas guilt human humor induce instance laxative liquid misdeed other particularly people purgative purge purification refuse removal removing sin some steam suspicion undesirable vomit vomiting waste water

Synonym Network

blood purgatorial purge vomiting

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