Expurgate – To remove something morally harmful

(Pronounced ek-sper-gayt)

To remember the definition of the word expurgate, use the following mnemonic:

His ex had splurged on a new gate (expurgate) and that's why he left her; he thought the gate should be removed because it was objectionable and morally harmful.

Examples of  expurgate in a sentence

He was forced to paint over his graffiti to expurgate the morally harmful message it contained.

There was a petition to expurgate the sculpture in the town square as many people found it to be offensive.

She decided to expurgate the company's old advertising material as it was now considered insensitive to some cultures.