shorten vs expurgate

shorten and expurgate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shorten	No	No	Yes	No
expurgate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expurgate is a hyponym of shorten; that is, expurgate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shorten:

Other hyponyms of shorten include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, shorten, concentrate, condense, digest.

As verbs, shorten and expurgate are synonyms defined as:

shorten and expurgate: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Other synonyms of shorten include bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate.

shorten (verb)	expurgate (verb)
become short or shorter	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
make short or shorter