expurgate

expurgate
[ˈɛkspəːgeɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. expurgated]remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)
    删除(书籍,描述)中的不当处;删节;修订
    the expurgated Arabian Nights.
    经过删节的《天方夜谭》(节本《天方夜谭》)。
派生
expurgation
noun
expurgator
noun
expurgatory
[ɛkˈspəːgət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'purge of excrement'): from Latin expurgat- 'thoroughly cleansed', from the verb expurgare, from ex- 'out' + purgare 'cleanse'
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