expurgate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈek-spər-ˌgāt\
- /ˈek.spə.ɡeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈek-spər-ˌgāt\

Definitions of expurgate word

noun expurgate Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account). 1
transitive verb expurgate censor, cut 1
verb expurgate If someone expurgates a piece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because they think those parts will offend or shock people. 0
verb expurgate to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections) 0
verb transitive expurgate to remove passages considered obscene or otherwise objectionable from (a book, etc.) 0
verb transitive expurgate to expunge (objectionable material) from; delete 0

See all 7 definitions of expurgate

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Parts of speech for Expurgate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Expurgate

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Synonyms for expurgate

verb expurgate

censor — If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
bowdlerize — To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
bowdlerise — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

All 20 Synonyms of expurgate

Antonyms for expurgate

verb expurgate

dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.

All 4 Antonyms of expurgate

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