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expurgate

/'ɛkspər,ɡeɪt/

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verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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bowdlerise bowdlerize castrate shorten

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abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten

Definition that contains expurgate

thomas bowdler English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
bowdler English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)