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Expurgate. Expurgate. verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed , ex·pur·gat·ing . 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms ' fairy tales. 2. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness. Gauntlet.
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Expurgate verb (used with object), ex·pur·gat·ed, ex·pur·gat·ing. 1.to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales. 2.to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.
Gauntlet Noun 1.a medieval glove, as of mail or plate, worn by a knight inarmor to protect the hand. 2.a glove with an extended cuff for the wrist. 3.the cuff itself. Idioms 4.take up the gauntlet, ---a. toaccept a challenge to fight: He was always willing totake up the gauntlet for a good cause. ---b.to show one's defiance. Also, take up the glove. 5.throw down the gauntlet, ---a.to challenge. ---b.to defy. Also, throw down the glove.