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ex·pur·gate
 expurgate
- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
expurgated, expurgates, expurgating |
| definition: |
to purge (a book or the like) of material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication.
Earlier publications of the book were expurgated to eliminate sexual references.- synonyms:
- bowdlerize, purge
- similar words:
- censor, cleanse, purify, refine, sanitize
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| related words: |
edit |
| derivations: |
expurgatorial (adj.), expurgatory (adj.), expurgation (n.), expurgator (n.) |
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