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to bowdlerize
01
to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bowdlerize
3rd person singular
bowdlerizes
Present participle
bowdlerizing
Past simple
bowdlerized
Past participle
bowdlerized
Examples
The editor decided to bowdlerize the novel to make it suitable for a younger audience.
