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expurgate /ˈɛkspəːgeɪt/
▶verb (often as adj. expurgated) remove matter regarded as obscene or unsuitable from (a text).
– derivatives
expurgation noun,
expurgator noun,
expurgatory /ɛkˈspəːgət(ə)ri/ adjective.
expurgation noun,
expurgator noun,
expurgatory /ɛkˈspəːgət(ə)ri/ adjective.
– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as expurgation in the sense ‘purging of excrement’): from L. expurgat-, expurgare ‘cleanse thoroughly’.
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