GRE vocabulary
expurgate
to remove objectionable material from a text before publication
In a sentence
Expurgate in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing expurgate in a sentence.
The editors expurgated the passages deemed too scandalous for readers.
Synonyms
Antonyms
restoreinclude
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Common questions
Questions about “expurgate”
Expurgate (verb) means to remove objectionable material from a text before publication
Here is expurgate used in an example sentence: "The editors expurgated the passages deemed too scandalous for readers."
Common synonyms for expurgate include censor, bowdlerize, sanitize.
Antonyms of expurgate include restore, include.
Expurgate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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