purging
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
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Sense 2 adjective
serving to purge or rid of sin
purgatorial rites
Related & opposite
- purge pertains to
Sense 3 noun
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Types & categories
- clearing hypernym
- purification hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scour |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleaning |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catharsis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | purgation |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | purge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | clearing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | purification |