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reiniging — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • purge verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.

Senses

reiniging is used for these senses in English:

  • abstersion (archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • purge (medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or the stomach; a defecation or vomiting.

purge — full definition

  1. verb To rid something of unwanted elements; to cleanse or clear out completely.
  2. verb To forcibly remove people, especially from a political organization.
  3. noun An act of forcibly removing people or unwanted elements.

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