purge vs suppress

purge

verb
  • To forcibly remove people from. 

  • To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds. 

  • To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit. 

  • To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic. 

  • To trim, dress, or prune. 

  • To remove by cleansing; to wash away. 

  • To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor). 

  • To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner. 

  • To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities. 

  • To forcibly remove, e.g., from political activity. 

  • To become pure, as by clarification. 

  • To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation. 

noun
  • An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting. 

  • That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. 

  • A cleansing of pipes. 

  • An act of purging. 

  • A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity. 

suppress

verb
  • To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue. 

  • To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained. 

  • To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression. 

  • To prevent publication. 

  • To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others. 

  • To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind. 

  • To stop a flow or stream. 

  • To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal. 

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