expurgated
Had parts removed
Expurgated means cleansed of objectionable or offensive content.
An expurgated edition of a book has had passages removed—usually profanity, sexual content, or politically sensitive material: The expurgated version omitted the author's attacks on the church.
The word often implies something has been sanitized or bowdlerized, losing authenticity in the process.
Officially removed from view
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- editedAltered for improvement
- deletedPermanently removed
omitted · suppressed · removed · excised · struck · banned · prohibited · forbidden
Freed from dirt
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- launderedCleaned with water
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
decontaminated · scrubbed · cleaned · disinfected · family-friendly · G-rated · toned-down · softened
Made more compact
- shortenedMade more concise
- cutSeverance or reduction
- reducedMade less in amount
- truncatedCut off abruptly
pruned · trimmed · curtailed · abbreviated · pared-down · clipped · compressed · streamlined
redacted
Officially removed from view
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- editedAltered for improvement
deleted · omitted · suppressed · removed · excised · struck · banned · prohibited · forbidden · restricted
cleansed
Freed from dirt
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- launderedCleaned with water
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
sterilized · decontaminated · scrubbed · cleaned · disinfected · family-friendly · G-rated · toned-down · softened · defanged
condensed
Made more compact
truncated · pruned · trimmed · curtailed · abbreviated · pared-down · clipped · compressed · streamlined · excerpted
- Bowdlerizedcensored, redacted, sanitized, cleaned, softened
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- editionsedition, reprint, first pressing, second edition, limited edition
- alteredmodified, changed, altered, edited, revised
expurgatedunexpurgated
Not cleansed of objectionable content
unabridged · complete · uncut · full · intact
expurgateduncensored
Without removed content
unrestricted · unredacted · unsanitized · explicit · raw