- expurgate
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Expurgate — Ex pur*gate ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a]t or [e^]ks*p[^u]r g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expurgate — I verb abridge, amend by removing, blue pencil, bowdlerize, cancel, censor, clean up, cleanse, conceal, cross out, cut, cut out, delete, depurate, efface, eliminate, enforce censorship, erase, expunge, expurgare, free from objectionable content,… … Law dictionary
expurgate — 1620s, back formation from expurgation or from L. expurgatus, pp. of expurgare to cleanse out, purge, purify (see EXPURGATION (Cf. expurgation)). Related: Expurgated; expurgating. The earlier verb was simply expurge (late 15c.), from M.Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
expurgate — [v] censor, cut bleep*, bleep out*, blip*, blue pencil*, bowdlerize, cleanse, clean up, decontaminate, lustrate, purge, purify, sanitize, screen, scrub*, squash, sterilize; concepts 165,232 Ant. allow, permit … New thesaurus
expurgate — ► VERB ▪ remove matter regarded as obscene or unsuitable from (a text or account). DERIVATIVES expurgation noun expurgator noun expurgatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expurgare cleanse thoroughly … English terms dictionary
expurgate — [eks′pər gāt΄] vt. expurgated, expurgating [< L expurgatus, pp. of expurgare, to purge, cleanse < ex , out + purgare, PURGE] 1. to remove passages considered obscene or otherwise objectionable from (a book, etc.) 2. to expunge… … English World dictionary
expurgate — v. (D; tr.) to expurgate from * * * [ ekspəgeɪt] (D; tr.) to expurgate from … Combinatory dictionary
expurgate — verb /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge … Wiktionary
expurgate — /ˈɛkspɜgeɪt / (say ekspergayt), / pəgeɪt/ (say puhgayt) verb (t) (expurgated, expurgating) 1. to amend by removing offensive or objectionable matter: to expurgate a book. 2. to purge or cleanse. {Latin expurgātus, past participle, purged}… …
expurgate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin expurgatus, past participle of expurgare, from ex + purgare to purge Date: 1678 to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous; especially to expunge objectionable parts from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
expurgate — expurgation, n. expurgator, n. /ek speuhr gayt /, v.t., expurgated, expurgating. 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms fairy tales. 2. to purge or… … Universalium
