Expurgate (Verb)
Meaning
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The editors decided to expurgate certain passages from the novel to avoid controversy.
- The school board attempted to expurgate the textbooks to make them more suitable for children.
- Some historians believe that the original document was expurgated to conceal the author's true intentions.
- The committee's report was heavily expurgated before being made public to avoid offending certain groups.
- The writer's personal letters were expurgated by her estate to protect her reputation.