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/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge..
The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.
Yossarian was busy expurgating all but romance words from the letters when the chaplain sat down in a chair between the beds and asked him how he was feeling.
The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene.
Use expurgate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Expurgate means (transitive) To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge..
Common synonyms include winnow, bowdlerise, bowdlerize, shorten.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.
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