purged
Expelled the unwanted
Purged is the past tense of purge, meaning to remove or eliminate unwanted elements.
Organizations purge disloyal members; governments purge political opponents.
You purge files from a hard drive or toxins from your body.
The word carries connotations of cleansing, sometimes forcibly: Stalin purged the party of rivals.
She purged her closet of everything she hadn't worn in a year.
Taken from position
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- evictedRemoved from property legally
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- exiledForced from one's country
ousted · deposed · unseated · overthrown · displaced · eradicated · extirpated · liquidated
Removed by rubbing
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
effaced · struck · redacted · censored · blotted out · crossed out · scratched out · rubbed out
Remove poisonous substances
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
- decontaminateRemove harmful substances
purify · cleanse · flush · rinse · wash · scrub · fumigate · bathe
Freed from dirt
- renewedMade valid again
- rebornSpiritually or literally revived
- refreshedRestored to vigor
- rejuvenatedMade to feel young
restored · regenerated · revitalized · reformed · rebirthed · freed · liberated · unburdened
removed
Taken from position
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- evictedRemoved from property legally
- banishedForced to leave permanently
exiled · ousted · deposed · unseated · overthrown · displaced · eradicated · extirpated · liquidated · terminated
erased
Removed by rubbing
obliterated · effaced · struck · redacted · censored · blotted out · crossed out · scratched out · rubbed out · blanked
detoxify
Remove poisonous substances
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
decontaminate · purify · cleanse · flush · rinse · wash · scrub · fumigate · bathe · filtered
cleansed
Freed from dirt
rejuvenated · restored · regenerated · revitalized · reformed · rebirthed · freed · liberated · unburdened · released
- redactedredacted, censored, blacked out, expunged, deleted
- removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
- oustedfired, axed, sacked, canned, terminated
- oxygen-freevacuum, anaerobic, anoxic, hermetic, inert gas
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
- discardeddiscarded, threw away, tossed, trashed, dumped
- The PurgeSystematic removal of many
- political purgesForced removal of opponents
- voter purgesMass removal from registries
- closet purgeRemoving unwanted clothing items
- party purgesMass expulsion of members
- drastic purgativeStrong bowel-emptying medicine