plural of purgative

An act of purging. / (medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting. / A cleansing of pipes. / A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

(transitive) To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities. / (transitive, religion) To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds.

(capable of) purging

something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

present participle of purge

(chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people. / (chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.

plural of purge

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purge

simple past tense and past participle of purge