/
ˈɛkspəːgeɪt/
v.
[
often as adj. expurgated]
remove matter regarded as obscene or unsuitable from (a text).
Derivative
- expurgation n.
- expurgator n.
- expurgatory
/ɛkˈspəːgət(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C17 (earlier (ME) as expurgation in the sense ‘purging of excrement’): from L. expurgat-, expurgare ‘cleanse thoroughly’.
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