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PURGING
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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