expurgation
pronunciation
How to pronounce expurgation in British English:
UK [ekspə'ɡeɪʃn]
How to pronounce expurgation in American English:
US [ekspə'ɡeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
Word Origin
- expurgation (n.)
- early 15c., "a cleansing from impurity," from Latin expurgationem (nominative expurgatio), noun of action from past participle stem of expurgare "to cleanse out, purge, purify; clear from censure, vindicate, justify," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + purgare "to purge" (see purge (v.)). Sense of "a removal of objectionable passages from a literary work" first recorded in English 1610s. Related: Expurgatory.
Example
- 1. Generally , 1 don 't approve of the expurgation of books .
- 2. This is an expurgation of the original jilm .
- 3. The further comb and expurgation of it must be predetermined by making clear a number of basic problems related to the meaning of applied linguistics .
- 4. The treatment principles , to strengthen spleen and soothe liver , regulate qi and descend adverse flow of qi might be related to promoting gastric emptying , strengthening the esophageal anti-reflux barrier and expurgation function , or accelerating the repair of esophageal mucous membrane .