- expurgates
- ex·pur·gate || 'ekspÉœËgeɪt v. purify; censor, remove that which is offensive
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expurgate — [[t]e̱kspə(r)geɪt[/t]] expurgates, expurgating, expurgated VERB If someone expurgates a piece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because they think those parts will offend or shock people. [FORMAL] [V n] He heavily… … English dictionary
Expurgator — Ex pur*ga tor (?; 277), n. One who expurgates or purifies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peter Breggin — Peter Roger Breggin (born May 11, 1936)[1] is an American psychiatrist and critic of biological psychiatry and psychiatric medication. In his books, he advocates replacing psychiatry s use of drugs and electroconvulsive therapy with humanistic… … Wikipedia
Tobacco bowdlerization — occurs when a publisher or government agency expurgates a photograph, text, or video document to remove images and references to consuming tobacco products. It often occurs in conjunction with traditional restrictions on tobacco advertising, and… … Wikipedia
expurgator — noun One who expurgates … Wiktionary
expurgated — UK [ˈekspə(r)ˌɡeɪtɪd] / US [ˈekspərˌɡeɪtəd] adjective published after someone has removed parts that they consider unsuitable or offensive the expurgated version of the text Derived words: expurgate verb transitive Word forms expurgate : present… … English dictionary
ex|pur|ga|tor — «EHKS puhr GAY tuhr», noun. a person who expurgates (especially books) … Useful english dictionary
