Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of expurgate
- not comparableHaving had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.
In a subsequent expurgated retelling, his complaint that the customer had been a f*cking pain in the ass was reported as "a pain in the rear".
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving material deleted
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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expurgated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expurgated
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