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Word: Expurgate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘purge of excrement’): from Latin expurgat- ‘thoroughly cleansed’, from the verb expurgare, from ex- ‘out’ + purgare ‘cleanse’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkspəɡeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account)
Short Definition:remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from
Examples:- editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication
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