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expurgate
ex·pur·gate
[
ékspər gàyt
]
(
past and past participle
ex·pur·gat·ed
,
present participle
ex·pur·gat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·pur·gates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
edit something by removing offensive parts:
to remove words or passages considered offensive or unsuitable from a book before publication
[
Late 17th century. < Latin
expurgat-
, past participle of
expurgare
"cleanse out" <
purgare
"purify"
]
ex·pur·ga·tion
[
èkspər gáysh'n
]
noun
ex·pur·ga·tor
[
ékspər gàytər
]
noun
ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al
[
ik spùrgə táwree əl
]
adjective
ex·pur·ga·to·ry
[
ik spúrgə tàwree
]
adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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ex·pur·ga·tion [ èkspər gáysh'n ] nounex·pur·ga·tor [ ékspər gàytər ] nounex·pur·ga·to·ri·al [ ik spùrgə táwree əl ] adjectiveex·pur·ga·to·ry [ ik spúrgə tàwree ] adjective
