Expurgate — Ex pur*gate ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a]t or [e^]ks*p[^u]r g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expurgate — 1620s, back formation from expurgation or from L. expurgatus, pp. of expurgare to cleanse out, purge, purify (see EXPURGATION (Cf. expurgation)). Related: Expurgated; expurgating. The earlier verb was simply expurge (late 15c.), from M.Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
expurgate — [v] censor, cut bleep*, bleep out*, blip*, blue pencil*, bowdlerize, cleanse, clean up, decontaminate, lustrate, purge, purify, sanitize, screen, scrub*, squash, sterilize; concepts 165,232 Ant. allow, permit … New thesaurus
expurgate — ► VERB ▪ remove matter regarded as obscene or unsuitable from (a text or account). DERIVATIVES expurgation noun expurgator noun expurgatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expurgare cleanse thoroughly … English terms dictionary
expurgate — [eks′pər gāt΄] vt. expurgated, expurgating [< L expurgatus, pp. of expurgare, to purge, cleanse < ex , out + purgare, PURGE] 1. to remove passages considered obscene or otherwise objectionable from (a book, etc.) 2. to expunge… … English World dictionary
expurgate — v. (D; tr.) to expurgate from * * * [ ekspəgeɪt] (D; tr.) to expurgate from … Combinatory dictionary
expurgate — verb /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge … Wiktionary
expurgate — /ˈɛkspɜgeɪt / (say ekspergayt), / pəgeɪt/ (say puhgayt) verb (t) (expurgated, expurgating) 1. to amend by removing offensive or objectionable matter: to expurgate a book. 2. to purge or cleanse. {Latin expurgātus, past participle, purged}… …
expurgate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin expurgatus, past participle of expurgare, from ex + purgare to purge Date: 1678 to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous; especially to expunge objectionable parts from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
expurgate — expurgation, n. expurgator, n. /ek speuhr gayt /, v.t., expurgated, expurgating. 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms fairy tales. 2. to purge or… … Universalium
