Ex'pur-gāte or Ex-pūr'gāte, v. t.

(117) (Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. EXPURGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EXPURGATING.] [Lat. expurgare, expurgatum, from ex, out of, from, and purgare, to cleanse, purify, purge; Sp. & Pg. expurgar, Pr. expurgar, It. espurgare, spurgare, O. Fr. expurger, espurger, espurgier.] To purify from any thing noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book. [See Note under CONTEMPLATE.]