Etymology

expurgate

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Today it means: To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge. Full definition →

Latin expurgātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromexpurgātus
  2. English todayexpurgate

From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).

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