Censor and Expurgate

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Censor

Censor verb - To remove objectionable parts from.
Usage example: the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating
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Expurgate is a synonym for censor in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Expurgate" instead a verb "Censor", when it comes to topics like clean, forbid, conceal, clean up. popular alternative
Nearby Words: censure, censored, censorship, censoring, censer

Expurgate

Expurgate verb - To remove objectionable parts from.
Usage example: the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment
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Censor is a synonym for expurgate in clean topic. You can use "Censor" instead a verb "Expurgate", if it concerns topics such as conceal, clean up, include, supervise communications. popular alternative

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