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bowd·ler·ize
 bowdlerize
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- pronunciation:
- bod
l
raIz
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transitive verb |
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bowdlerizes, bowdlerizing, bowdlerized |
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to omit or modify parts of (a book, play, or the like) that are considered immoral or indecent.
The somewhat erotic play was bowdlerized when it was presented on television in the sixties.- similar words:
- censor, expurgate
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| derivations: |
bowdlerism (n.), bowdlerization (n.) |
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