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purging.

The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing A removal of undesirable people.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The removal of waste from the human body The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The removal of waste from the human body The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.

    countable · uncountable
  6. That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

    countable · obsolete · rare · uncountable
  7. Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.

    countable · obsolete · rare · uncountable
  8. 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 · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of purge

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.

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