expurgate
To edit out from a book or other publicationTo edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To 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.
(transitive)To 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.
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).
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Forms
expurgates, expurgating, expurgated, expurgated| Base form | expurgate · to expurgate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | expurgates |
| Present participle | expurgating |
| Past simple | expurgated |
| Past participle | expurgated |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate:bowdlerizebowdlerisecastrateshorten
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle