expurgate

[ ek-sper-geyt ]

/ ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing.

to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.

to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.

Origin of expurgate

1615–25; <Latin expurgātus, past participle of expurgāre to clean out. See ex-¹, purge, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR expurgate

1 delete, excise, censor, purge, bowdlerize.

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OTHER WORDS FROM expurgate

ex·pur·ga·tion, nounex·pur·ga·tor, nounun·ex·pur·gat·ed, adjective

Words nearby expurgate

expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial, expurgatory, expwy, exquisite, exr.

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Example sentences from the Web for expurgate

Dickens, as we have also stated, consented to expurgate that novel.
The Victorian Age in Literature|G. K. Chesterton
Homer himself found such deeds in the tradition; and though he regards them with horror, he cannot expurgate them.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
His principal object was to expurgate it from impurities and to supersede it by what he considered a more edifying text.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington Symonds
If they were not there, les intellectuels of Athens could not expurgate them.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang

His speech was two or three words longer, but they are inappropriate at the end of a chapter, and I expurgate.
The Cavalier|George Washington Cable

British Dictionary definitions for expurgate

expurgate

/ (ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections)

Derived forms of expurgate

expurgation, nounexpurgator, nounexpurgatory (ɛksˈpɜːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) or expurgatorial (ɛkˌspɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for expurgate

C17: from Latin expurgāre to clean out, from purgāre to purify; see purge

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Cultural definitions for expurgate

expurgate

[ (ek-spuhr-gayt) ]

To clean up, remove impurities. An expurgated edition of a book has had offensive words or descriptions changed or removed.

单词	expurgate
释义	expurgate [ ek-sper-geyt ] / ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expurgate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness. Origin of expurgate 1615–25; <Latin expurgātus, past participle of expurgāre to clean out. See ex-¹, purge, -ate¹ SYNONYMS FOR expurgate 1 delete, excise, censor, purge, bowdlerize. SEE SYNONYMS FOR expurgate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM expurgate ex·pur·ga·tion, nounex·pur·ga·tor, nounun·ex·pur·gat·ed, adjective Words nearby expurgate expulsion, expulsive, expulsive pain, expunction, expunge, expurgate, expurgatorial, expurgatory, expwy, exquisite, exr. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expurgate Dickens, as we have also stated, consented to expurgate that novel. The Victorian Age in Literature\|G. K. Chesterton Homer himself found such deeds in the tradition; and though he regards them with horror, he cannot expurgate them. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang His principal object was to expurgate it from impurities and to supersede it by what he considered a more edifying text. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)\|John Addington Symonds If they were not there, les intellectuels of Athens could not expurgate them. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang His speech was two or three words longer, but they are inappropriate at the end of a chapter, and I expurgate. The Cavalier\|George Washington Cable British Dictionary definitions for expurgate expurgate / (ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt) / verb (tr) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections) Derived forms of expurgate expurgation, nounexpurgator, nounexpurgatory (ɛksˈpɜːɡətərɪ, -trɪ) or expurgatorial (ɛkˌspɜːɡəˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective Word Origin for expurgate C17: from Latin expurgāre to clean out, from purgāre to purify; see purge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to expurgate decontaminate, scrub, screen, purify, squash, purge, sterilize, bowdlerize, sanitize, lustrate, cleanse, bleep, blip, blue pencil, clean up Cultural definitions for expurgate expurgate [ (ek-spuhr-gayt) ] To clean up, remove impurities. An expurgated edition of a book has had offensive words or descriptions changed or removed. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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expurgate

verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for expurgate

verb

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