purging

(noun) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements. Synonyms: purge.

(noun) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge. Synonyms: purge, purgation.

(verb) oust politically. Synonyms: purge. Example: "Deng xiao ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime."

(verb) clear of a charge. Synonyms: purge.

(verb) make pure or free from sin or guilt. Synonyms: purify, purge, sanctify. Example: "He left the monastery purified."

(verb) rid of impurities. Synonyms: purge. Examples: "Purge the water." "Purge your mind."

(verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid. Synonyms: flush, scour, purge. Examples: "Flush the wound with antibiotics." "Purge the old gas tank."

(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up. Examples: "After drinking too much, the students vomited." "He purged continuously." "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night."

(verb) excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body). Synonyms: purge. Example: "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged."

(adj) serving to purge or rid of sin. Synonyms: purgatorial, purifying. Example: "Purgatorial rites."