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expurgated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having had erroneous, obscene, or other objectionable material removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • In a subsequent expurgated retelling, his complaint that the customer had been a f*cking pain in the ass was reported as "a pain in the rear".

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2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of expurgate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having material deleted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions

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History

Etymology

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