expurgator

[Lat., from expurgatus, pa. par. of expurgo.] 'One who expurgates or purifies. ex-pür-ga-tör-I-al, a. [Eng. expurgator; -ial.] That expurgates or purifies; expurgatory. *ex-pür-ga-tör-I-ous, a . [Low Lat. expurga tori us.] Expurgatory, expurgating. (INDEX.] ex-pür-ga-tōr-y, a. [Low Lat. expurgator i us ; torie . puServing to expurgate or purify from ang Fr. expurgatoire ; Sp.expurgatorio ; Ital. espurga thing offensive or noxious. expurgatory index, s . [INDEX EXPURGATOR I US.] *ěx-pûr ģe, v . t . [Lat. expurgo ; Fr. expurger .] [EXPURGATE.] To purge away, to cleanse, to purify, to expurgate. *ex-pū te, v.t. [Lat. exspatus , pa. par. of exspuo .] [EXPUATE.] To spit out. *éx-py're (pyre as pire), v . t. & i. [EXPIRE.] *ěx-quï re, v . t. [ Lat.exquiro =to seek or search out: ex out, and quæro -to seek.] To search out or into; to inquire into.