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purgation

[ pur-gey-shuh n ]
/ pɜrˈgeɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of purging.

RELATED WORDS

cut, rejection, exclusion, eradication, withdrawal, displacement, extermination, purification, expulsion, excretion, omission, evacuation, discard, riddance, ejection, destruction, dropping

Nearby words

purebred, puree, purehearted, purely, purfle, purgation, purgative, purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge

Origin of purgation

1325–75; Middle English purgacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin pūrgātiōn- (stem of pūrgātiō) a cleansing, purging, equivalent to pūrgāt(us) (past participle of pūrgāre to make clean or pure, derivative of pūrus pure) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·pur·ga·tion, nounsu·per·pur·ga·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for purgation

purgation

/ (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of purging or state of being purged; purification
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Medicine definitions for purgation

purgation

[ pûr-gā′shən ]

n.

Evacuation of the bowels through the use of a purgative medicine.
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