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Expurgate

verb
/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
"The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly."
2.verbTo undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
"The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene."

Synonyms

bowdlerizebowdleriseshortendeleexpurgepurgedispungeexpungeexpunctepurateabstersedepurate
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