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expurgate

/ expurgate /

verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

Type of:

abridge foreshorten abbreviate

Derived:

expurgation castration bowdlerization bowdlerisation Bowdler

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Semantic Complexity

34%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

8

Times Searched

2

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abridge foreshorten abbreviate