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purging
purge P0668100 (pûrj)v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es v.tr.1. a. To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted: purge a water pipe of air.b. To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter): purge the air from a water pipe.2. a. To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted: "He had purged his brain of grandiose and debilitating dreams" (Tom Junod).b. To remove or eliminate (an unwanted element): attempts to purge indecent remarks from company email.3. Law To clear (a person) of a charge or conviction.4. a. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.b. To get rid of (people considered undesirable).5. Medicine a. To cause evacuation of (the bowels).b. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual).6. Computers a. To clear (a storage device) of unwanted data.b. To delete (unwanted data) from a storage device.v.intr.1. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.2. To vomit or force oneself to vomit, especially as a symptom of an eating disorder.n.1. The act or process of purging: a purge of unwanted files.2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.3. An instance of vomiting or of forcing oneself to vomit. [Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgāre, from pūrus, pure; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.] purg′er n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | purging - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elementspurgecleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"abreaction, catharsis, katharsis - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensionskatharsis, purgation, catharsis - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | | 2. | purging - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or chargepurge, purgationpurification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion | Adj. | 1. | purging - serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"purgatorial, purifying |
IdiomsSeepurgepurging
purging[′pərj·iŋ] (engineering) Replacing the atmosphere in a container by an inert substance to prevent formation of explosive mixtures. (medicine) The condition in which there is rapid and continuous evacuation of the bowels. (science and technology) The act or process of cleaning and purifying. purging1. The process of voiding a pipe of fuel gas and replacing it with air. 2. The process of replacing the air in a gas pipeline with fuel gas.purging
purging Hematology The elimination of BM of a Pt with a malignant or nonmalignant lesion requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; purging may be effected with cytotoxic chemotherapeutics, radiation, or by experimental immunologic methods Psychiatry To eliminate by self-induced vomiting, a high volume of food eaten by a Pt with binge eating disorder. See Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Eating disorder, Pharmacologic purging. PurgingThe use of vomiting, diuretics, or laxatives to clear the stomach and intestines after a binge.Mentioned in: Anorexia NervosaLegalSeePurgepurging
Synonyms for purgingnoun an act of removing by cleansingSynonymsRelated Words- cleaning
- cleansing
- cleanup
- abreaction
- catharsis
- katharsis
- purgation
noun the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or chargeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj serving to purge or rid of sinSynonyms |