Expurgate Ek Spuhr Gayt Verb Remove Parts Considered Objectionable Latin

To remove parts considered objectionable.

[From Latin expurgare (to purge), from ex- (out) + purgare (to cleanse). Earliest documented use: 1621.]

“The titles [displayed during the Banned Book Week] include The Odyssey by Homer, which Plato suggested expurgating for immature readers and which Caligula tried to suppress because it expressed Greek ideals of freedom.” - News/Community Briefs; Oakland Tribune (California); Oct 1, 2009.