expurgate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 See also 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Latin expurgare "cleanse thoroughly".

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• IPA: /'ɛks.pɚ.geɪt/
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to expurgate (third-person singular simple present expurgates, present participle expurgating, simple past and past participle expurgated)

1. (transitive) To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.

   The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.

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• bowdlerise

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