Meaning of Purging | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing
   countable, uncountable
2. A removal of undesirable people.
   countable, uncountable
3. The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
   countable, uncountable
4. The removal of waste from the human body
   countable, uncountable
5. The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
   countable, uncountable
6. The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
   countable, uncountable
7. Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
   countable, uncountable
8. That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
   countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
9. Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.
   countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings...”

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