The difference between Purge and Purging
When used as nouns, purge means an act of purging, whereas purging means the act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: a removal of undesirable people. the cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
Purge is also verb with the meaning: to clean thoroughly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Purge and Purging
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Purge as a noun:
An act of purging.
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Purge as a noun (medicine):
An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
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Purge as a noun:
A cleansing of pipes.
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Purge as a noun:
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
Examples:
"Stalin liked to ensure that his purges were not reversible."
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Purge as a noun:
That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
Examples:
"rfquotek Arbuthnot"
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Purge as a verb (transitive):
to clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities
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Purge as a verb (transitive, religion):
to free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
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Purge as a verb (transitive):
To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
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Purge as a verb (transitive, medicine):
to void (the bowels); to vomit.
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Purge as a verb (transitive, medicine):
To operate on (somebody) as a cathartic, or in a similar manner.
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Purge as a verb (transitive, legal):
to clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
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Purge as a verb (transitive):
To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
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Purge as a verb (intransitive):
To become pure, as by clarification.
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Purge as a verb (intransitive):
To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
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Purging as a verb:
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Purging as a noun:
The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: A removal of undesirable people. The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
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Purging as a noun:
The removal of waste from the human body, particularly: The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomitting, etc. The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
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Purging as a noun (chiefly, _, medicine):
Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
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Purging as a noun:
That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
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Purging as a noun:
the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.