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Synonyms
ex·pur·gate (ĕḱspər-gāt́)

[Latin expūrgāre, expūrgāt-, to purify, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex–, + pūrgāre, to cleanse.]

transitive verb: -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates. 

To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

derivatives

ex́pur·gátion
noun
ex́pur·gátor
noun