Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed
“After analyzing the text, the expurgated version was finally ready for publication, without any offensive or misleading content.”
Not having all the necessary or appropriate parts
Pure and free from impurities
Past tense for to edit out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable content from a publication
“They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them.”
Past tense for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music
Past tense for to correct and revise (text or a document)
Past tense for to sanitize or cleanse something
Past tense for to remove or get rid of (completely)
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