EXPURGATE
\ɛkspˈɜːɡe͡ɪt], \ɛkspˈɜːɡeɪt], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɜː_ɡ_eɪ_t]\
Definitions of EXPURGATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
By Princeton University
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
By Oddity Software
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To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
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