Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expurgate

/ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pur-gate
IPA: /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.

Transitive verb

verb

To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly."
"Yossarian was busy expurgating all but romance words from the letters when the chaplain sat down in a chair between the beds and asked him how he was feeling."
"The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *pewH-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

expurgates (present, singular) expurgating (participle, present) expurgated (participle, past) expurgated (past)

Derived Forms

expurgator expurgatory

Frequently Paired Words

bowdlerise

Synonyms

winnow bowdlerize bowdlerise castrate shorten

Questions

How do you pronounce expurgate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛks.pɚ.ɡeɪt/.
What does expurgate mean?: To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
Where does expurgate come from?: From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).

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