Censorship Terminology

verb to remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)

• The editor had to expurgate the inappropriate content from the manuscript before publication.
• I had to expurgate some scenes from the movie before showing it to my parents.
• I had to clean up and expurgate my social media before applying for the job.
• She decided to expurgate all negative influences from her life in order to find inner peace.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, in this case meaning not suitable for printing or publication

• The document contained several unprintable characters that caused formatting issues.
• I can't believe he said such unprintable things in front of everyone.
• The conversation got so heated that they started hurling unprintable insults at each other.
• The artist's work was so provocative that some considered it unprintable in mainstream publications.