/ Thesaurus / E Synonyms of expurgated Find synonyms for: Verb1. bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduceusage: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"Adjective1. expurgated, censored (vs. uncensored)usage: having material deleted; "at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language