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Definition of Expurgate
1. Verb. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. "They won't expurgate the story "; "Bowdlerize a novel"
Exact synonyms: Bowdlerise, Bowdlerize, Castrate, Shorten
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Definition of Expurgate
1. v. t. To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
Definition of Expurgate
1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expurgate
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