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Meaning of "expurgator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPURGATOR

expurgator  [ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPURGATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expurgator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPURGATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of expurgator in the English dictionary

The definition of expurgator in the dictionary is a person who removes offensive material from a book.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPURGATOR


abrogator
ˈæbrəˌɡeɪtə
aggregator
ˈæɡrɪˌɡeɪtə
alligator
ˈælɪˌɡeɪtə
arrogator
ˈærəˌɡeɪtə
castigator
ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪtə
compurgator
ˈkɒmpəˌɡeɪtə
conjugator
ˈkɒndʒʊˌɡeɪtə
corrugator
ˈkɒrʊˌɡeɪtə
delegator
ˈdelɪˌɡeɪtə
indagator
ˈɪndəˌɡeɪtə
interrogator
ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə
investigator
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪtə
irrigator
ˈɪrəˌɡeɪtə
navigator
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪtə
objurgator
ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪtə
obligator
ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪtə
propagator
ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪtə
segregator
ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪtə
supererogator
ˌsuːpərˈerəˌɡeɪtə
tailgater
ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPURGATOR

expropriation
expropriator
exptl
expugn
expugnable
expugnation
expulse
expulsion
expulsion order
expulsive
expunct
expunction
expunge
expunger
expurgate
expurgated
expurgation
expurgatorial
expurgatory
expurge

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPURGATOR

abnegator
administrator
astronavigator
calculator
circumnavigator
coinvestigator
congregator
divulgator
fumigator
fustigator
gator
Henry the Navigator
instigator
legator
litigator
negator
private investigator
promulgator
subjugator
variegator

Synonyms and antonyms of expurgator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «expurgator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPURGATOR

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The translations of expurgator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expurgator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

expurgator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expurgator
570 millions of speakers

English

expurgator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

expurgator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

expurgator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

expurgator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expurgator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

expurgator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expurgator
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Expurgator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

expurgator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

expurgator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

expurgator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Expurgator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

expurgator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

expurgator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अन्वेषक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

expurgator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

expurgator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

expurgator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

expurgator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expurgator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zuiveraar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

expurgator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

expurgator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expurgator

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPURGATOR»

The term «expurgator» is used very little and occupies the 182.269 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPURGATOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expurgator» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expurgator» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expurgator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPURGATOR»

Discover the use of expurgator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expurgator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Critical Mass:
What if the endodynamical expurgator could rupture the fabric of space, even when thespace involvedwas itself already full of dense, solid matter? Sometimes simply talkingabout a problem is enough to triggerasolution. Sometimes, too ...
Duronimus Karlof, 2014
2
Supplement to Gibson's A Preservative Against Popery: ...
Index Expurgator. jussu Bern, de Sandoval, et Roxas. Madrit. 1612. et per Turretin. Genevse, 1619. Index libror. Expurgator. per Quirog. Madriti, 1 584. et Salmuri. 1601. Index expurgator. ex Belgico et Hispanico Confectus. Argentorati, 1609.
Edmund Gibson, John Cumming, 1849
3
American Homoeopathic Review
and judicious Expurgator is assuredly an honorable one— and his labors should receive the hearty thanks of the profession. But how if the alleged Expurgator be unfaithful, and inaccurate to the last degree 1 Be it observed that Dr. Hempel ...
4
Approaches to Archaic Greek Poetry
But there are other, more serious obstacles to acceptance of this hypothesis. it appears that the hypothetical expurgator was inefficient in at least two respects. First, some lines remain in 'Book 1' which seem manifestly homoerotic, notably ...
Xavier Riu, Jaume Pòrtulas, 2012
5
The Edinburgh magazine, or Literary miscellany
... engaged in a war against literature lore and knowledge, tending evidently to the extermination of arts. History. of. the. Index. Expurgator'ms. 3*7.
6
The real presence of Christ in the holy sacrament; and The ...
... dedicat. ad Pium Quin. laudat Pontificem in heat: verba; expurgari ct emacularicurasti omuium Catholicorum Sc-riptorum, ac prascipue veterum patrum, scripta. '1 Index expurgator.Madrii. l6l?, in indice libror. expurgator. p. need these arts?
Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber, 1828
7
Savage Night
`I ask first.' `You're too young to be Carlos.' He smiled. `I have the face of the youth.' `My son's a bit like that,' Park said. `Not the one you worked with. The other one, his little brother.' `And you are?' `The Expurgator's dad.' Carlos didn't react.
Allan Guthrie, 2008
8
The Pamphleteer
Dr. Caruanha, President of the College of Physicians of Malta, during fifteen years that he attended the Lazaretto, knew no instance of an expurgator of goods being affected. ' Dr. Grieve, Superintendent of Quarantine, states, that no expurgator ...
9
Sci Fi Stories -
The expurgator stopped and looked back at Marvin uncertainly. Then he turned . and studied Hartford. In his years of strife and travail the expurgator had learned one thing: always take orders from the man with the gun. With barely a second's ...
David Grace, 2009
10
The Pamphleteer
Dr. Caruanhu, President of the College of Physicians of Malta, during fifteen years that he attended the Lazaretto, knew no instance of an expurgator of goods being affected. Dr. Grieve, Superintendent of Quarantine, states, that no expurgator ...
Abraham John Valpy, 1820

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPURGATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expurgator is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What a Shakespeare folio does not prove
The expurgator, probably Sankey himself, who may well have provided the copy of the book, blots out in ink obvious anti-Catholic slurs and ... «Patheos, Dec 14»
2
Will and Grace
The expurgator, probably Sankey himself, who may well have provided the copy of the book, blots out in ink obvious anti-Catholic slurs and ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec 14»
3
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 now available for pre …
You'll also receive bonus content – the Expurgator Armour and the Expurgator Ring, which come with continuously unlocking bonuses that ... «VG247, Apr 14»
4
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 pre-orders now open
In this case, the bonus is the Expurgator Set, an armour and ring collection with stacking bonuses. The trailer below has been provided to ... «games.on.net, Apr 14»
5
Mutant Verbs
(Two notable exceptions are bowdlerize and mesmerize, coined in dubious honor of the Shakespearean expurgator Thomas Bowdler and the ... «New York Times, Oct 12»
6
Booth Tarkington and Penrod
This point is effectively blunted by the expurgator…" Like history, fiction cannot be judged by today's standards. If the "n" word so disturbs you, ... «Enter Stage Right, Jun 04»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Expurgator [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/expurgator>. May 2024 ».
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