expurgate

ex·pur·gate  (kspr-gt)

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.

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[Latin exprgre, exprgt-, to purify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + prgre, to cleanse; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]

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expur·gation n.

expur·gator n.

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expurgate [ˈɛkspəˌgeɪt]

vb

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to amend (a book, text, etc.) by removing (obscene or offensive sections)

[from Latin expurgāre to clean out, from purgāre to purify; see purge]

expurgation  n

expurgator  n

expurgatory  [ɛksˈpɜːgətərɪ -trɪ], expurgatorial [ɛkˌspɜːgəˈtɔːrɪəl] adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

expurgate - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, shorten 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.

Translations

expurgate [ˈekspɜːgeɪt] VT → expurgar

expurgate [ˈɛkspə^rgeɪt] vt (= censor) → expurger

expurgate

vt → zensieren, die anstößigen Stellen entfernen aus; expurgated edition → gereinigte Fassung

expurgate [ˈɛkspəˌgeɪt] vt (frm) → espurgare

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expurgate [ˈɛkspəˌgeɪt] vt (frm) → espurgare