expurgate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (cleanse thoroughly).

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  • IPA: /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/
  • (file)

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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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[edit] Participle

expurgāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of expurgātus
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