expurgate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge. transitive
    — The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.
  2. To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge. transitive
    — The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene.

词形变化

expurgates present,singular,third-person expurgating participle,present expurgated participle,past expurgated past

词汇关系

衍生词
expurgator expurgatory
相关词
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词源

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