A rite of purification, especially washing.
The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.
The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
A removal of undesirable people.
The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomitting, etc.
The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.