ex·pur·gateBrE /ˈekspəɡeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they expurgate BrE /ˈekspəɡeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it expurgates BrE /ˈekspəɡeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪts/ 🔊past simple expurgated BrE /ˈekspəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle expurgated BrE /ˈekspəɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form expurgating BrE /ˈekspəɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈekspərɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth [usually passive] (formal) to remove or leave out parts of a piece of writing or a conversation when printing or reporting it, because you think those parts could offend people 删除…中的不当之处；略去…中的不雅之处