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Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of expurgare, from purgare; PURGE1

expurgated

 adjective
     
ex‧pur‧gat‧ed
TCN an expurgated book, play etc has had some parts removed because they are considered harmful or offensive:
an expurgated version of her writings
—expurgate verb [transitive]
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