expurgate
/ˈekspɜːgeɪt/verb
with obj.［often as adj. expurgated］
- remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)删除（书籍, 描述）中的不当之处; 使洁净; 修订：
the expurgated Arabian Nights.
洁本《天方夜谭》（或《一千零一夜》）。
派生词
expurgation
nounexpurgator
nounexpurgatory
/ekˈspɜːgətərɪ/ adjective词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'purge of excrement'）： from Latin expurgat- 'thoroughly cleansed', from the verb expurgare, from ex- 'out'+purgare 'cleanse'.