All purge synonyms
purge
P p verb purge
- excuse β Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- give vent to β to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- cleanse β To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- edulcorate β to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- disembogue β to discharge contents by pouring forth.
- deracinate β to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- corking β excellent
- hackle β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- deterge β to wash or wipe away; cleanse
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- eradicate β Destroy completely; put an end to.
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- lustrate β to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- hackling β Present participle of hackle.
- kiss and make up β be reconciled
- emit β Produce and discharge (something, esp. gas or radiation).
- hackles β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- apologize β When you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them. You can say 'I apologize' as a formal way of saying sorry.
- execute β execution
- cart off β to carry or remove brusquely or by force
- eliminate β Completely remove or get rid of (something).
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- exorcise β Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit ) from a person or place.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- clean out β If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- junking β Present participle of junk.
- bleep β A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
- exscind β (medicine, surgery) To cut out.
- laugh off β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- carry away β to remove forcefully
- junked β Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
- drag down β demoralize
- make amends β reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- clear away β When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking.
- bleeping β (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
noun purge
- lavation β the process of washing.
- expiation β The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
- antisepsis β destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction
- depuration β The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- disinfection β to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- debarment β to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.
- eradication β The complete destruction of something.
- lustration β to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- bloodbath β If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.