unexpurgated
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spərˌgeɪt verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing.
1.
to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
2.
to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
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expurgate (ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections) | |
| [C17: from Latin expurgāre to clean out, from purgāre to purify; see | |
| expur'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'expurgator | |
| —n | |
| expurgatory | |
| —adj | |
| expurgatorial | |
| —adj | |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| unexpurgated (ʌnˈɛkspəˌɡeɪtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| (of a book, text, etc) not amended or censored by removing potentially offensive material | |
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Word Origin & History
expurgate
1620s, from L. expurgatus, pp. of expurgare "to cleanse out" (see expurgation). Related: Expurgated; expurgating. The earlier verb was simply expurge (late 15c.), from M.Fr. expurger.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
expurgate [(ek-spuhr-gayt)]To clean up, remove impurities. An expurgated edition of a book has had offensive words or descriptions changed or removed.
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Example sentences
The entire, unexpurgated, uncensored transcript of the phone call is below.
However, certain caveats must be attached to the unexpurgated use of these buffers.
The independent software developer wanted to get his voice out-unexpurgated.
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