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Expurgate
Pronunciation : Ex"pur*gate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. expurgatus, p.p. of expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare to cleanse, purify, purge. See Purge, and cf. Spurge.]
Definition : Defn: To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.
t. [imp. & p. p. Expurgated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Expurgating().]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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