[ 'ɛkspə:geɪt ]
■ verb [often as adjective ~d ] remove matter regarded as obscene or unsuitable from (a text).
Derivatives
expurgation noun
expurgator noun
expurgatory ɛk'spə:gət(ə)ri adjective
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as expurgation in the sense 'purging of excrement'): from L. expurgat- , expurgare 'cleanse thoroughly'.