expurgate
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expurgate
- /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).
verb expurgates · expurgating · expurgated
- 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.
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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.
Similar: winnow
Translations
Talk about this word "expurgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expurgate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expurgate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expurgate "expurgate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expurgate.Cite this
@misc{expurgate_2026,
title = {expurgate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expurgate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
