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Word of the Day - Expurgate
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expurgate
Pronunciation: /ˈɛkspəːɡeɪt/
verb
[with object] (usually as adjective expurgated)
Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account): an expurgated English translation
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense 'purge of excrement'): from Latin expurgat- 'thoroughly cleansed', from the verb expurgare, from ex- 'out' + purgare 'cleanse'.
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The (expurgated) dog (expurgated) on the (expurgated) lawn.
[The brown dog ran on the backyard lawn.] Censorship may not always make sense.
