expurgated
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ex·pur·gate
(ĕk′spər-gāt′)tr.v. ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing, ex·pur·gates
To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.
[Latin expūrgāre, expūrgāt-, to purify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + pūrgāre, to cleanse; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex′pur·ga′tion n.
ex′pur·ga′tor n.
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expurgated
(ˈɛkspəɡeɪtɪd)adj
(Journalism & Publishing) publishing amended by the removal of offensive material
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Adj. | 1. | expurgated - having material deleted; "at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions" censored - suppressed or subject to censorship; "the censored press in some countries" |
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