expurgate expunger • expurgation · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · expurgate · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Synonyms: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, castrate, shorten. Example: "Bowdlerize a novel." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bowdlerize · · Synonym 1 bowdlerise · · Synonym 2 castrate · · Synonym 3 shorten · · Synonym 4 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 x latin small letter x U+0078