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Word | Expurgate |
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; bowdlerize a novel / to remove objectionable material from something, such as a book or a play / To purify / clean; remove offensive parts of a book / remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account). / to change (a written work) by removing parts that might offend people, | |
Usage | ⇒ The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be expurgated before it could be used in the classroom. ⇒ They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them. ⇒ the expurgated Arabian Nights |
Synonyms | censor, edit, expunge, bowdlerize, clean, cleanse, purge, bowdlerise, delete, erase, purify, castrate, shorten, cut, abbreviate, cancel, depurate, eliminate, screen, abridge, |
Antonyms | allow, permit, authorize, accede, approve, accept, accommodate, acknowledge, acquiesce, adjust, admit, adopt, afford, agree, allot, alloy, amaze, arrange, assign, assume, |
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