Definitions for expurgate
ˈɛk spərˌgeɪtex·pur·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shortenverb

   edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

   "bowdlerize a novel"

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1. expurgateverb

   To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.

   The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.

2. Etymology: From expurgatus, perfect passive participle of expurgo.

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1. expurgate

   Expurgation, also known as bowdlerization, is a form of censorship that involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive from an artistic work or other type of writing or media. The term bowdlerization is a pejorative term for the practice, particularly the expurgation of lewd material from books. The term derives from Thomas Bowdler's 1818 edition of William Shakespeare's plays, which he reworked in ways that he felt were more suitable for women and children. He similarly edited Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.A fig-leaf edition is such a bowdlerized text, deriving from the practice of covering the genitals of nudes in classical and Renaissance statues and paintings with fig leaves.

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1. expurgate

   Expurgate refers to the act of removing or censoring parts of a written work, often for moral, religious, or political reasons, in order to make it more acceptable or less offensive to certain individuals or groups.

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1. Expurgateverb

   to purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book

2. Etymology: [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]

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1. Expurgate

   eks′pur-gāt, or eks-pur′-, v.t. to purge out or render pure: to purify from anything noxious or erroneous.—ns. Expurgā′tion, act of expurgating or purifying: the removal of anything hurtful or evil: exculpation; Expurgator (eks′pur-gā-tor, or eks-pur′ga-tor), one who expurgates or purifies.—adjs. Expurgatō′rial, Expur′gatory, tending to expurgate or purify.—v.t. Expurge′, to purify, expurgate. [L. expurgāre, -ātum—ex, out, purgāre, to purge.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expurgate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expurgate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expurgate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expurgate
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expurgate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expurgate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=expurgate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=expurgate