Synonyms of expurgate

expurgate

verb

ˈek-spər-ˌgāt 

as in to censor

to remove objectionable parts from

the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censor
• shorten
• edit
• bowdlerize
• delete
• launder
• review
• clean (up)
• purge
• purify
• expunge
• cleanse
• suppress
• red-pencil
• cut (out)
• examine
• abbreviate
• excise
• repress
• blue-pencil
• x (out)
• condemn
• gut
• scrutinize
• silence
• screen
• denounce
• censure
• bleep
• blip
• black out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• authorize
• sanction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expurgate

The movie’s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews. — J. Hoberman, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2016