purge

nouns

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
purgation, purge, purging
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
purge, purging
an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
"he died in a purge by Stalin"
purge
is a type of (narrower)
dismissal from office
removal

verbs

oust politically
"Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
purge
antonym
rehabilitate
is a type of (narrower)
cause to suffer
"Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
oppress, persecute
clear of a charge
purge
is derived from
purgation
is a type of (narrower)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate
make pure or free from sin or guilt
"he left the monastery purified"
purge, purify, sanctify
is derived from
purgation
rid of impurities
"purge the water"; "purge your mind"
purge
is derived from
purging
is derived from
purging
is a type of (narrower)
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
"purify the water"
distill, make pure, purify, sublimate
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
"flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
flush, purge, scour
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
"The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
purge
is derived from
purgative
is derived from
purgation
is a type of (narrower)
provide treatment for
"The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
care for, treat
causes
excrete or discharge from the body
empty, evacuate, void