expurgate

Meanings

Verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
To edit out (incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information) from a book or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
To undertake editing out incorrect, offensive, or otherwise undesirable information from (a book or other publication); to cleanse; to purge.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin expurgātus, perfect passive participle of expurgō (“purge, cleanse, purify”).

Synonyms

bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, shorten, winnow

Scrabble Score: 19

expurgate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
expurgate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expurgate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

expurgate is a valid Words With Friends word