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   ex·pur·gate

   /ˈekspərˌɡāt/

   verb

   • 1. remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account): "editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘purge of excrement’): from Latin expurgat- ‘thoroughly cleansed’, from the verb expurgare, from ex- ‘out’ + purgare ‘cleanse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expurgation noun
   • 2. expurgator noun
   • 3. expurgatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 19

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