expurgate

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
2. (transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.

Concepts

expurger

raccourcir

abréger

épurer

Synonymes

bowdlerise

bowdlerize

castrate

censor

chastise

purify

cleanse

shorten

expunge

inspect

oversee

purge

remove

review

revision

black out

deterge

clean

cut

edit

eliminate

erase

examine

excise

Traductions

expurgar

expurgar

entfernen

paqij kirin

revidieren

säubern

espurgare

bereinigen

kürzen

pak kirin

censurare

abreviar

zensieren

castificare

arıtma

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).