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purgation

[pur-gey-shuhn]

pur·ga·tion

[pur-gey-shuhn]
noun
the act of purging.

Origin:
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

non·pur·ga·tion, noun
su·per·pur·ga·tion, noun
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purgation (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən)
 
n
the act of purging or state of being purged; purification

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purgation pur·ga·tion (pûr-gā'shən)
n.
Evacuation of the bowels through the use of a purgative medicine.

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