expurgate

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

expurger

expurgar

säubern

censurare

revidieren

paqij kirin

bereinigen

entfernen

kürzen

espurgare

expurgar

pak kirin

castificare

raccourcir

abreviar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

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