expurgate
verb
[ ˈɛkspəːɡeɪt ]
• remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).
• "editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication"
Similar:
censor,
bowdlerize,
blue-pencil,
redact,
cut,
edit,
clean up,
purge,
purify,
sanitize,
make acceptable,
make palatable,
make presentable,
water down,
emasculate,
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘purge of excrement’): from Latin expurgat- ‘thoroughly cleansed’, from the verb expurgare, from ex- ‘out’ + purgare ‘cleanse’.
