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- [purj]
- /pɜrdʒ/
- /pɜːdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purj]
- /pɜrdʒ/
Definitions of purging word
- verb with object purging to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify. 1
- verb with object purging to rid, clear, or free (usually followed by of or from): to purge a political party of disloyal members. 1
- verb with object purging to clear of imputed guilt or ritual uncleanliness. 1
- verb with object purging to clear away or wipe out legally (an offense, accusation, etc.) by atonement or other suitable action. 1
- verb with object purging to remove by cleansing or purifying (often followed by away, off, or out). 1
- verb with object purging to clear or empty (the bowels) by causing evacuation. 1
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Origin of purging
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English purgen < Old French purg(i)er < Latin pūrgāre to cleanse; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Purging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
purging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
purging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purging
adj purging
noun purging
- bingeing — a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bulimarexia — bulimia (sense 2)
- bulimia — Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
- abreaction — the release and expression of emotional tension associated with repressed ideas by bringing those ideas into consciousness
adjective purging
- cathartical — Cathartic.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- emetic — (of a substance) causing vomiting.
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