to rid (something) of something morally offensive, esp to remove objectionable parts from (a text) before publication or presentation
the expurgated version of the story
expurgation /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ noun
expurgator noun
expurgatory /ikʹspuhgət(ə)ri/ adj
[Latin expurgatus, past part. of expurgare, from ex-1 + purgare: see purge1]