purging
The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansingThe act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing: A removal of undesirable people.
Meaning
8 sensesThe act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing
(countable, uncountable)A removal of undesirable people.
(countable, uncountable)The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
The removal of waste from the human body
(countable, uncountable)The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
(countable, uncountable)Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
(countable, uncountable)The process in which acne temporarily worsened due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying acne to the surface more quickly.
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.
- an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Origin
From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.
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plural: purgingsSynonyms
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