Wordiyoexpurgate
🇬🇧 UK/'ekspә:geit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To remove offensive, objectionable, or unsuitable parts from a book or other text before publication.
删除（书籍等中的不当内容），净化
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.expurgate text删除文本
- 2.expurgate novel删除小说
- 3.expurgate passage删除段落
Example Sentences
- 1.
The publisher decided to expurgate the novel of all profanity.
- 2.
Historical texts were often expurgated to remove controversial passages.