purge
Pronunciation:
/pɜːdʒ//pɝdʒ/noun
Definitions
An act of purging.
An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
A cleansing of pipes.
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
Example: Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible.
verb
Definitions
To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.