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expurgate

/ˈekspəɡeɪt/verb

उच्चारण एक्स्पगेट

(पुस्तक या लेख से) आपत्तिजनक अंश निकालना, काट-छाँट करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] formal

    to remove parts of a piece of writing or a play that are considered offensive or unsuitable

    (पुस्तक या लेख से) आपत्तिजनक अंश निकालना, काट-छाँट करना

    • The publisher expurgated the novel before printing a school edition.
    • an expurgated version of the diary

    Synonyms censor bowdlerize cut sanitize

◇Word family
expurgated adjectiveunexpurgated adjectiveexpurgation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

censor bowdlerize cut sanitize

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the adjective unexpurgated describes a text printed in full, with nothing removed, as in the unexpurgated edition.

Usage में adjective unexpurgated उस text के लिए आता है जो बिना कोई अंश हटाए पूरा छापा गया हो, जैसे the unexpurgated edition।