expurgated - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

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(of a text or account) having had objectionable or unsuitable matter removed

examples

an expurgated English translation

the expurgated Arabian Nights

(verb)

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remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account)

examples

editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication

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