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PURGING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

Synonyms:

purge; purging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("purging" is a kind of...):

cleaning; cleansing; cleanup (the act of making something clean)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "purging"):

abreaction; catharsis; katharsis ((psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions)

catharsis; katharsis; purgation (purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels)

Derivation:

purge (rid of impurities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

Synonyms:

purgation; purge; purging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("purging" is a kind of...):

clearing (the act of freeing from suspicion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "purging"):

purification (the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing)

Derivation:

purge (rid of impurities)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Serving to purge or rid of sin

Example:

purgatorial rites

Synonyms:

purgatorial; purging; purifying

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

purgation (the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb purge

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