SAT Vocabulary Expurgate

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	expurgate Definition: to remove objectionable parts from a book or presentation Synonym: censor
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	External definitions: ex·pur·gate ( k sp r-g t ) tr.v. ex·pur·gat·ed , ex·pur·gat·ing , ex·pur·gates To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication. [Latin `exp rg re` `, exp rg t-`, to purify : `ex-`, intensive pref. ; see ex- + `p rg re`, to cleanse ; see `peu -` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ex pur·ga tion n. ex pur·ga tor n.