Expurgate

Definition of Expurgate

1. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Verb

Synonyms for word "expurgate"

bowdlerise
bowdlerize
castrate
shorten

Semanticaly linked words with "expurgate"

abbreviate
abridge
contract
cut
foreshorten
reduce
shorten

Lexical Analysis for "expurgate"

expurgation
Noun
derivation
1
1. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
expurgator
Noun
derivation
1
1. a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages

Words Rhyme with expurgate

abnegate
abrogate
agate
aggregate
arrogate
astrogate
billingsgate
castigate
centrifugate
circumnavigate
colligate
congregate
conjugate
corrugate
delegate
derogate

Etymology for expurgate

etymological origin of expurgatus [Latin]
is derived from expurgated
is derived from expurgates
is derived from expurgating
is derived from expurgator
is derived from expurgatorious
is derived from expurgatory

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