Purging

a.	1.	That purges; cleansing. Purging flax (Bot.) an annual European plant of the genus Linum (Linum catharticum); dwarf wild flax; - so called from its use as a cathartic medicine.
n.	1.	(Med.) The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.

Noun	1.	purging - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements Synonyms: purge
	2.	purging - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge Synonyms: purge, purgation
Adj.	1.	purging - serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" Synonyms: purgatorial, purifying

absolution, abstergent, abstersion, acquittal, acquittance, assassination, bloody murder, bowdlerization, bumping-off, catharsis, cathartic, cleaning, cleansing, clearance, clearing, compurgation, deliverance, depurative, destigmatization, destigmatizing, detergent, detersion, discharge, disculpation, dismissal, diuretic, dry cleaning, elimination, emetic, emotional release, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, explanation, expurgation, expurgatory, forgiveness, foul play, freeing, homicide, intermission, justification, liquidation, lustral, lustration, manslaughter, murder, pardon, purgation, purgative, purge, purification, purificatory, purifying, quietus, quittance, rationalization, rehabilitation, reinstatement, release, remission, removal, reprieve, respite, restoration, steam cleaning, surcease, suspension, thuggee, thuggery, thuggism, verdict of acquittal, vindication

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