Expunction
[ik-spuhngk-shuh n] /ɪkˈspʌŋk ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of ; erasure.
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[ek-sper-geyt] /ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt/ verb (used with object), expurgated, expurgating. 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms’ fairy tales. 2. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness. /ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections) […]
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[ek-sper-geyt] /ˈɛk spərˌgeɪt/ verb (used with object), expurgated, expurgating. 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms’ fairy tales. 2. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness. /ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt/ verb 1. (transitive) to amend (a book, text, etc) by removing (obscene or offensive sections) […]
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[ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /ɪkˌspɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/ adjective 1. pertaining to an expurgator or to expurgation.
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[ik-spur-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪkˈspɜr gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ adjective 1. serving to . 2. of or relating to expurgation.