expurgated
expurgated is the simple past and past participle of expurgate.
Meaning of expurgate
Verb
expurgate (third-person singular simple present expurgates, present participle expurgating, simple past and past participle expurgated)
- To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
- The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.
- To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.
- The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene.
- Synonyms:
- winnow
Adjective
expurgated (not comparable)
- Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
- In a subsequent expurgated retelling, his complaint that the customer had been a f*cking pain in the ass was reported as "a pain in the rear".
Words formed from expurgated
Questions about expurgated
- What does expurgated mean?
- Expurgated means having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
- What is expurgated the simple past and past participle of?
- Expurgated is the simple past and past participle of expurgate.
- What part of speech is expurgated?
- Expurgated is an adjective.
Words near expurgated in the dictionary
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