Definitions

expurgate

[ek-sper-geyt] / ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt /

VERB

censor, cut

Synonyms

STRONG

bleep bowdlerize cleanse decontaminate lustrate purge purify sanitize screen scrub squash sterilize

WEAK

bleep out blip blue pencil clean up

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty open

WEAK

allow permit

Example Sentences

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Expurgate, eks′pur-gāt, or eks-pur′-, v.t. to purge out or render pure: to purify from anything noxious or erroneous.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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