Purging

purge  (pûrj)

v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To free from impurities; purify.

b. To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing.

2. To rid of sin, guilt, or defilement.

3. Law To clear (a person) of a charge or an imputation. Often used with respect to contempt of court.

4.

a. To rid (a nation or political party, for example) of people considered undesirable.

b. To get rid of (people considered undesirable). See Synonyms at eliminate.

5. Medicine

a. To cause evacuation of (the bowels).

b. To induce evacuation of the bowels in (an individual).

v.intr.

1. To become pure or clean.

2. Medicine To undergo or cause an emptying of the bowels.

n.

1. The act or process of purging.

2. Something that purges, especially a medicinal purgative.

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[Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin prgre, from prus, pure; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]

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purger n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	purging - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements purge cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" abreaction, catharsis, katharsis - (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions katharsis, purgation, catharsis - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
	2.	purging - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge purge, purgation purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance" clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
Adj.	1.	purging - serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" purgatorial, purifying