What is another word for ex-purgations?
Pronunciation: [ˈɛkspɜːɡˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA) 
Ex-purgations refers to the act of removing or deleting something deemed objectionable from a text, speech, or any form of literature. Some synonyms for the word ex-purgations include censorship, deletion, expunction, eradication, redaction, and suppression. Censorship is the act of controlling what people can see, hear, read, or say, usually by the government or some other authoritative body. On the other hand, deletion means completely removing something, whereas redaction is editing a text by removing certain parts of it for legal or security reasons. Expunction is a legal term that means to erase or remove something from records or databases. Lastly, suppression implies keeping something secret or preventing its dissemination.
