expurgate

ex·pur·gate (

r-g

)

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

expur·gation n.

expur·gator n.

expurgate [ˈɛkspəˌgeɪt]

(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

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Verb

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"

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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abridge
Black
Bowdler
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bowdlerism
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castrate
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Censorial
censoring
contract
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expurgated
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In a very natural manner, was there any other reaction possible for a Native artist in the face of the (in)famous Act than to let himself be carried away by this atavistic reaction, this visceral hatred and to expurgate it by putting holes in the victim with a gun?

First Nations artists revisit the 1876 Indian Act by White, Marie / Windspeaker

Löscher must be praying over Christmas and new year that he and his colleagues succeeded in persuading the SEC of their genuine efforts to expurgate the past, renew management, pursue recidivists and be squeaky clean in future.

Don't mention the crunch by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

eXpurgate, requiring two different email IDs, works well in filtering spam.

Finding the Best anti Spam Solutions by Oliver Turner / Computers and Internet community

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