expurgate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ === Verb === expurgate (third-person singular simple present expurgates, present participle expurgating, simple past and past participle expurgated) (transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge. (transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge. Synonym: winnow ==== Derived terms ==== expurgator expurgatory ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bowdlerise == Latin == === Participle === expūrgāte vocative masculine singular of expūrgātus == Spanish == === Verb === expurgate second-person singular voseo imperative of expurgar combined with te