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expurgate

verb

/ˈekspərˌɡeɪt/

Meaning

To remove offensive or objectionable parts from a text or speech.

The publisher decided to expurgate the novel before reprinting it.

censor, edit, cleanse, purify, bowdlerize

include, allow, permit

expurgate text, expurgate edition, expurgate passage

Moving in a particular direction.

to talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

To move or act quickly; to cause something to happen sooner.

To surprise or frighten someone suddenly.

to go from one side to another, or to pass through

To keep away from or stop oneself from doing something.