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Expurgate

Expurgate Meaning & Definition
Expurgate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expurgate?

[v] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Expurgate: bowdlerise | bowdlerize | castrate | shorten

Related Terms | Find terms related to Expurgate: abbreviate | abridge | bleach | blot out | blue-pencil | bowdlerize | cancel | censor | clean | clean out | clean up | cleanse | clear out | cross out | cut | delete | delouse | depurate | deterge | dry-clean | dust | dust off | edit | edit out | erase | expunge | freshen | kill | lustrate | omit | purge | purify | reform | rescind | rub out | scavenge | spruce | steam-clean | strike | strike off | strike out | sweep out | sweeten | tidy | void | whiten | wipe | wipe off | wipe out | wipe up

See Also | abbreviate | abridge | contract | cut | foreshorten | reduce

Expurgate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex"pur*gate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating}.] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare to cleanse, purify, purge. See {Purge}, and cf. {Spurge}.] To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.

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