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  1. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    He could also apply to have his arrest expunged once the program, which usually runs for a year, is completed.  Forbes (Sep 16, 2014)
  2. expurgate
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    But even without our expurgated radio broadcast, we had learned what the authorities did not want us to know. Long Walk to Freedom
  3. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    Mr. Wilson said he was horrified by Russell’s bowdlerized movie, which added fantasy sequences and new plotlines. Washington Post
  4. excise
    remove by cutting
    In 2002, the Administration of George W. Bush excised those pages from the report of the Joint Congressional Inquiry into the 9/11 attacks. The New Yorker (Sep 9, 2014)
  5. scratch
    postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
    I'll take the pink one and the green one. Wait, scratch that. I'd like the blue one .
  6. shorten
    make short or shorter
    The event began with a shortened version of God Save the Queen, followed by the Invictus fanfare and a flypast by the Red Arrows. BBC (Sep 10, 2014)
  7. strike
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
    Strike that last remark from the record.
  8. edit
    cut or eliminate
    She said she stood by her decision to make edits to the audit, saying that the excluded portions contained confidential disciplinary information. New York Times (Sep 21, 2014)
  9. censor
    subject to deletion on political or moral grounds
    Freedom Sings was founded by the First Amendment Center in Nashville and performs songs that have been censored or banned at some point. Washington Times (Sep 21, 2014)
Created on Mon Sep 22 12:33:58 EDT 2014 (updated Mon Sep 22 12:56:09 EDT 2014)

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