purging

noun10

1. •
   The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing
2. •
   A removal of undesirable people.
3. •
   The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
4. •
   The removal of waste from the human body
5. •
   The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
6. •
   The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
7. •
   Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.

   • He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings... — 1849
8. •
   The process in which acne temporarily worsened due to the introduction of skincare products that increase cell turnover, bringing underlying acne to the surface more quickly.

   • Skin purging looks a lot like acne, but they are not the same. Skin purging may have many of the skin issues of acne, but it’s the storm before the calm, versus the other way around. — 2025
9. •
   (no longer used, rare) That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.
10. •
    (no longer used, rare) Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.