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purge

verb
  1. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement: cleanse, lustrate, purify. See clean, religion
  2. Law. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law: acquit. See law
  3. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution: eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, remove, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, put an end to. See help, keep
  4. Medicine. To discharge (wastes or foreign substances) from the body: eliminate, evacuate, excrete. See keep
noun
The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, removal, riddance. See keep

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