purging
The English word “purging” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A removal of undesirable people.
- The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
- The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
- The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
- Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
- That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
- Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.
- The process in which acne temporarily worsened due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying acne to the surface more quickly.
Etymology
From Middle English purgynge; equivalent to purge + -ing.
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