ex·pur·gate ( k sp r-g t )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 exp  rgre, exprgt-, to purify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + prgre, to cleanse; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]ex pur·gation n.ex pur·gator n. |
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
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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" |
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
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