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to expurgate a book

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  • Expurgate — Ex pur*gate ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a]t or [e^]ks*p[^u]r g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expurgate — /ˈɛkspɜgeɪt / (say ekspergayt), / pəgeɪt/ (say puhgayt) verb (t) (expurgated, expurgating) 1. to amend by removing offensive or objectionable matter: to expurgate a book. 2. to purge or cleanse. {Latin expurgātus, past participle, purged}… …  

  • expurgate — [eks′pər gāt΄] vt. expurgated, expurgating [< L expurgatus, pp. of expurgare, to purge, cleanse < ex , out + purgare, PURGE] 1. to remove passages considered obscene or otherwise objectionable from (a book, etc.) 2. to expunge… …   English World dictionary

  • book — I n. 1) to bring out, publish, put out; write a book 2) to ban; censor; copyright; dedicate, inscribe; edit; expurgate; pirate; proofread; review; revise; translate a book 3) to bind a book 4) to set a book in type 5) to charge, check a book (out …   Combinatory dictionary

  • expurgate — verb /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge …   Wiktionary

  • expurgate — verb a book that had been expurgated for use in schools Syn: censor, bowdlerize, blue pencil, cut, edit; clean up, sanitize, make acceptable, make palatable, water down, tame …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • expurgate — v.tr. 1 remove matter thought to be objectionable from (a book etc.). 2 remove (such matter). Derivatives: expurgation n. expurgator n. expurgatorial adj. expurgatory adj. Etymology: L expurgare expurgat (as EX (1), purgare cleanse) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Expurgated — Expurgate Ex pur*gate ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a]t or [e^]ks*p[^u]r g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Expurgating — Expurgate Ex pur*gate ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a]t or [e^]ks*p[^u]r g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating} ([e^]ks p[u^]r*g[=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bowdlerize — v.tr. (also ise) expurgate (a book etc.). Derivatives: bowdlerism n. bowdlerization n. Etymology: T. Bowdler (d. 1825), expurgator of Shakesp …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kenneth Dewar — Infobox Military Person name=Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar honorific suffix = CBE born=birthdate|df=yes|1879|9|21 died=death date and age|df=yes|1964|9|8|1879|9|21 caption=Vice Admiral Kenneth Dewar (as a Captain) nickname= placeofbirth=… …   Wikipedia

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