expurgate

9 letters · verb · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Expurgate in a sentence

The publisher decided to expurgate the love scene from the book, to make it more child-friendly.

The publisher decided to expurgate the book, which meant removing the love scene.

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