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purgation

pur·ga·tion

UK/pɜːˈɡeɪʃn/ US/pɜɹˈɡeɪʃn/ uncommon archaic

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1.

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

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3.

the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

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From Middle English purgacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, itself borrowed from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purge + -ation.

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