expurgate (Meaning)
expurgate (v)
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
expurgate (v. t.)
To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
Synonyms & Antonyms of expurgate
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- denounce
- censure
- repress
- examine
- excise
- suppress
- silence
- blue-pencil
- expunge
- condemn
- abbreviate
- x (out)
- gut
- scrutinize
- red-pencil
- screen
- cut (out)
- purify
- cleanse
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
expurgate Sentence Examples
- The local newspaper decided to expurgate any offensive language from their articles to make them suitable for a wider audience.
- The library decided to expurgate the controversial book from their collection, fearing it might offend certain readers.
- The company's public relations team was tasked with expurgating any negative information from the CEO's speech before it was released to the media.
- The historian meticulously expurgated any bias orinaccuracies from the historical record to ensure an impartial account of events.
- The teacher had to expurgate inappropriate words from the student's essay before it could be presented to the class.
- The film distributor was forced to expurgate several scenes from the movie to receive a lower age rating and reach a wider audience.
- The software company decided to expurgate any bugs or glitches from their latest product update to ensure a smooth and error-free experience for users.
- The music producer had to expurgate certain lyrics from the song to make it radio-friendly and suitable for a broader audience.
- The researcher expurgated irrelevant data from the study to focus on the most significant findings and present a concise report.
- The manuscript underwent rigorous expurgation to eliminate grammatical errors and stylistic inconsistencies, resulting in a polished and refined final draft.
FAQs About the word expurgate
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicateTo purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurg
censor, delete, clean (up), edit, purge,shorten, review, launder, bowdlerize, denounce
approve, approve, authorize, authorize,sanction, sanction,
The local newspaper decided to expurgate any offensive language from their articles to make them suitable for a wider audience.
The library decided to expurgate the controversial book from their collection, fearing it might offend certain readers.
The company's public relations team was tasked with expurgating any negative information from the CEO's speech before it was released to the media.
The historian meticulously expurgated any bias orinaccuracies from the historical record to ensure an impartial account of events.
