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(transitive) To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse.
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(transitive) To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
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(transitive) To free from sin, guilt, or burden.
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(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
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(transitive, medicine) To cause someone to purge; to operate (on somebody) using a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
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(transitive) To forcibly remove, for example, from political activity.
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(transitive) To forcibly remove people by an organization.
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(transitive, law) To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.
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(transitive) To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
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(intransitive) To become pure, as by clarification.
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(intransitive) To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
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(transitive) To trim, dress, or prune.