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purge, v.
(purged, purges, purging)
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oust politically
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purge

sample sentences

"Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

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lexical pointers

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antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

persecute, oppress

excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
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purge

sample sentences

"The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

purgative purgation

semantic pointers

cause

evacuate, void, empty

hypernym

treat, care for

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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sample sentences

"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
"The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vomiting vomit vomit vomiter vomit

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

eliminate, excrete, egest, pass

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
<verb.change>

flush purge scour

sample sentences

"flush the wound with antibiotics"
"purge the old gas tank"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

rinse, rinse off

rid of impurities
<verb.change>

purge

sample sentences

"purge the water"
"purge your mind"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

purging purge purging

semantic pointers

hypernym

distill, purify, sublimate, make pure

make pure or free from sin or guilt
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purge purify sanctify

sample sentences

"he left the monastery purified"

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purification purity

lexical pointers

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purge purgation

lexical pointers

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sanctification saint saint

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

spiritualize, spiritualise lustrate

clear of a charge
<verb.communication>

purge

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

purgation purge

semantic pointers

hypernym

acquit, discharge, exonerate, assoil, clear, exculpate