expurgate


Pronunciation key

( ekspẽr-gāt′ )

ex•pur•gate

v.t. [EXPURGATED (-id), EXPURGATING, EXPURGATES]

[< L. expurgatus pp. of expurgare to purify, purge, cleanse; ex- out + purgare to cleanse].

  1. The act of removing passages which are deemed in error, obscene or objectionable from a book or manuscript or prior material, etc.
  2. Obs. To clear or purge.

—ex′pur•ga′tion n. —ex′pur•ga′tor n.

References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985
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