purging

Etymology
From ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:
 * 2)  A removal of undesirable people.
 * 3)  The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
 * 4) The removal of waste from the human body, particularly:
 * 5)  The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
 * 6)  The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
 * 7)  Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
 * 8)  That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
 * : the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.
 * : the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.

Synonyms

 * ; see also
 * See Thesaurus:defecation
 * See  and Thesaurus:regurgitate
 * See ', ', Thesaurus:vomit, and Thesaurus:feces

Derived terms

 * purging cassia
 * purging nut
 * purging place