Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option which substitutes the phrase.

To strike obscene, coarse or offensive passages out of a book

  1. Fool

  2. Feet

  3. Gallant

  4. Expurgate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Expurgate means to remove objectionable material from texts (Latin 'expurgare' - to purge out). The other options are nonsensical distractors. Expurgation is censorship practice, especially used historically to 'clean' literature for moral acceptability.

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