rinse vs purge

rinse and purge both are nouns.

rinse and purge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rinse	Yes	No	Yes	No
purge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, purge is a hyponym of rinse; that is, purge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rinse:

rinse: wash off soap or remaining dirt
purge: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Other hyponyms of rinse include flush, scour.

rinse (noun)	purge (noun)
washing lightly without soap	an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
the act of giving a light tint to the hair	the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing	an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place
a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

rinse (verb)	purge (verb)
rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash	excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
wash off soap or remaining dirt	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
clean with some chemical process	rid of impurities
	rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
	make pure or free from sin or guilt
	clear of a charge
	oust politically

Difference between rinse and purge

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