Meaning & use
expurgation
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the act of removing offensive, objectionable, or unsuitable material from a piece of writing.
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The publisher's expurgation of the novel removed several controversial passages.
Critics argued that the expurgation of the play weakened its original message.
A note on using this word
Almost always used in relation to texts, especially older or classic works edited for a new audience.
Words with a similar meaning
censorshipbowdlerization
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