bowdlerize
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
Origin of bowdlerize
1- Also especially British, bowd·ler·ise .
Other words from bowdlerize
- bowd·ler·ism, noun
- bowd·ler·i·za·tion, noun
- bowd·ler·iz·er, noun
- un·bowd·ler·ized, adjective
Words Nearby bowdlerize
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How to use bowdlerize in a sentence
Because, like her correspondence to him, they’re bowdlerized by government censors.
New book puts kibosh on sentimentality of WWII films | Kathi Wolfe | August 27, 2022 | Washington BladeShe should not be allowed to disguise and bowdlerize it to suit the unwelcome tastes she had acquired at school.
Joanna Godden | Sheila Kaye-SmithI have no wish to bowdlerize Sir Richard Steele, his ways and words.
Essays | Alice MeynellThis is called "expurgating" the book; but people who disapprove often call it to bowdlerize.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'Neill
British Dictionary definitions for bowdlerize
bowdlerise
/ (ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz) /
(tr) to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate
Origin of bowdlerize
1Derived forms of bowdlerize
- bowdlerization or bowdlerisation, noun
- bowdlerizer or bowdleriser, noun
- bowdlerism, noun
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