- expurgatorial
- adjective Date: 1807 relating to expurgation or an expurgator ; expurgatory
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Expurgatorial — Ex*pur ga*to ri*al, a. Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. Milman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expurgatorial — /ik sperr geuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. pertaining to an expurgator or to expurgation. [1800 10; EXPURGATOR(Y) + IAL] * * * … Universalium
expurgatorial — ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al … English syllables
expurgatorial — /ɛkspɜgəˈtɔriəl/ (say eksperguh tawreeuhl) adjective relating to an expurgator or to expurgation …
expurgatorial — ik|spərgə|tōrēəl, ek| , ˌekˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: New Latin expurgatorius + English al : relating to expurgation or an expurgator : expurgatory … Useful english dictionary
expurgate — v.t. remove objectionable portions from; purify. ♦ expurgation, ♦ expurgator, n. ♦ expurgatorial, expurgatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
expurgate — v.tr. 1 remove matter thought to be objectionable from (a book etc.). 2 remove (such matter). Derivatives: expurgation n. expurgator n. expurgatorial adj. expurgatory adj. Etymology: L expurgare expurgat (as EX (1), purgare cleanse) … Useful english dictionary
