EXPURGATING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.“The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.”
- To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.“The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene.”
Source: Wiktionary
