unexpurgated
Meaning
(of a text or account) complete and containing all the original material, without anything considered offensive or improper being removed.
Structure
Usage
the library acquired an unexpurgated edition of the author's early journals.
scholars were thrilled to finally study the unexpurgated version of the historical manuscript.
the film's screenplay is based on the unexpurgated memoirs of the war correspondent.
Etymology
The word 'unexpurgated' is built upon the Latin foundation 'purgare', meaning to cleanse or purify. The prefix 'ex-' intensifies this to mean "to cleanse out," leading to the English verb 'expurgate', which means to remove objectionable material from a text. The addition of the negative prefix 'un-' reverses the action, indicating the text has not been cleansed or censored. Finally, the adjectival suffix '-ed' completes the form, describing a text that remains in its original, uncensored state.
Analysis
- un: a prefix of germanic origin, meaning "not". - ex: a latin prefix meaning "out, out of, from". - purgat: from the latin verb 'purgare', meaning "to cleanse, purify". - ed: an english suffix forming adjectives from verbs or nouns.