English Explanatory Dictionary

expurgate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ en-us-expurgate.ogg

Word forms

expurgate expurgates expurgating expurgated

Etymology

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

Synonyms

winnow

Related words

bowdlerise

Derived words

expurgator expurgatory

Translations

Czech: cenzurovat Finnish: sensuroida Finnish: poistaa French: expurger Galician: expurgar Indonesian: ralat Indonesian: meralat Northern Kurdish: pak kirin Northern Kurdish: paqij kirin Latin: expurgō Romanian: expurga Spanish: expurgar
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