expurgate EK-spur-gayt verb WS #17

to remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from a book or account; to cleanse or purify by removing offensive or erroneous material

1. School officials voted to expurgate certain content from the literature curriculum.
2. They chose to expurgate the violent scenes rather than ban the entire film.
3. The committee worked to expurgate outdated and offensive language from the historical documents.
4. The publisher decided to expurgate the controversial passages from the children's book.
5. The editor was asked to expurgate any profanity from the manuscript before publication.