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Bowdlerize
verb
/ˈbaʊd.lə.ˌɹaɪz/
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Definitions
1.
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
"The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor."
Synonyms
expurgate
bowdlerise
shorten
vulgarize
devulgarise
unvulgarize
unvulgarise
sanitize
devulgarize
vulgarise
deball
redact
Rhymes With
bowdlerise
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