Expurgate

Synonyms of expurgate

• edit
• sanitize
• bowdlerize
• censor
• purge

Antonyms of expurgate

• retain
• preserve
• add
• include
• insert

Collocations of expurgate

text

Frequency: 70 %

The editor had to expurgate the inappropriate text from the article.

content

Frequency: 60 %

The movie was expurgated to remove any explicit content.

language

Frequency: 50 %

The book had to be expurgated to comply with language regulations.

censor

Frequency: 45 %

The government censors expurgated the sensitive information from the report.

version

Frequency: 40 %

The expurgated version of the novel was released for younger audiences.

Idiomatic Expressions for expurgate

• Phrase: expurgate a film
  Meaning: to censor or remove inappropriate scenes from a movie
  Usage: The movie had to be expurgated before it could be shown to a younger audience.