The Clue
Cleanse (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PURGE
Tags
Notes
The answer PURGE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
PURGE as a noun:
1. (purge, purging, purgation) = the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
2. (purge, purging) = an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
PURGE as a verb:
1. oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
2. clear of a charge
3. (purify, purge, sanctify) = make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
4. rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
5. (flush, scour, purge) = rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
6. (vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up) = eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
7. excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"