expurgate (redirected from expurgations)

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 [eks-per-gate]

Verb

[-gating, -gated] to amend a piece of writing by removing sections thought to be offensive [Latin expurgare to clean out]

expurgation n
expurgator n

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"

Translations

expurgate [ˈɛkspəgeɪt] vt → expurgar

expurgate [ˈɛkspəːgeɪt] vt → zensieren;

the expurgated version expurgate → die zensierte or bereinigte Fassung