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bowdlerize

/'boʊdlə,raɪz/

Synonyms of bowdlerize Antonyms of bowdlerize Examples of bowdlerize Usage of bowdlerize Parts of bowdlerize Definition that contains bowdlerize Words sounding like bowdlerize Explanation of bowdlerize

verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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"bowdlerize a novel"

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bowdlerise castrate expurgate shorten

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abbreviate abridge contract cut foreshorten reduce shorten

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