1. to remove objectionable or offensive material from a book, text, or other work
Usage: formal

Examples

• The publisher decided to expurgate several controversial passages from the novel.
• School boards often expurgate classic literature before adding it to reading lists.
• The editor was asked to expurgate any profanity from the manuscript.
• Critics argued that expurgating the historical documents would distort their meaning.
• The expurgated version of the play removed all references to violence.
• Many parents prefer expurgated editions of fairy tales for young children.