expurgate

English

/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
  • (transitive) To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (be clean, pure, cleanse, purify).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pewH-

Gloss

be clean, pure, cleanse, purify

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

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