expurgate
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ex·pur·gate
(ĕk′spər-gāt′)tr.v. ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing, ex·pur·gates
To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.
[Latin expūrgāre, expūrgāt-, to purify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + pūrgāre, to cleanse; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex′pur·ga′tion n.
ex′pur·ga′tor n.
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expurgate
(ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt)vb
(Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections)
[C17: from Latin expurgāre to clean out, from purgāre to purify; see purge]
ˌexpurˈgation n
ˈexpurˌgator n
expurgatory, expurgatorial adj
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ex•pur•gate
(ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to amend by removing words deemed objectionable.
2. to purge of something morally offensive.
[1615–25; < Latin expurgātus, past participle of expurgāre to cleanse, clear away]
ex`pur•ga′tion, n.
ex′pur•ga`tor, n.
ex•pur•ga•to•ri•al (ɪkˌspɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) ex•pur′ga•to`ry, adj.
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expurgate
Past participle: expurgated
Gerund: expurgating
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| Verb | 1. | expurgate - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
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expurgate
verb censor, cut, clean up (informal), purge, purify, blue-pencil, sanitize, bowdlerize The work was heavily expurgated for its second edition.
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expurgate
verbTo examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:
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