EXPURGATE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

expurgate

verb

ˈek-spər-ˌgāt

Definition of expurgate

as in to censor

to remove objectionable parts from the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment

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Recent Examples of expurgate The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews. — J. Hoberman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016

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censor

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In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Aguirre’s interviews are carefully edited with bleeps, censoring the ‘cabr—s’, the ‘hijos de p—s’ and ‘carambas’.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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