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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  expurgation - the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary workdeletion - the act of deleting something written or printed bowdlerisation, bowdlerization - the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent |
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