Expurgate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛks.pÉš.É¡eɪt/

Origin

From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō ("cleanse thoroughly").

Full definition of expurgate

Verb

1. (transitive) To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.

Derived terms

• expurgator
• expurgatory
• expurgatorious