EXPURGATE

PRONUNCIATION: (EK-spuhr-gayt)

MEANING: verb tr.: To remove parts considered objectionable.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin expurgare (to purge), from ex- (out) + purgare (to cleanse). Earliest documented use: 1621.

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EXPURIATE - to introduce contaminants

EXPURGAZE - to cover the dirty parts with a fig leaf

TEXPURGATE - Forget the Alamo!