Definition of expurgate
Etymology
From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“cleanse thoroughly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/
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Verb
expurgate (third-person singular simple present expurgates, present participle expurgating, simple past and past participle expurgated)
- (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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