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bowdlerize

verb

1 bowdlerize

Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate:
— Bowdlerize a novel.

synonyms: bowdlerise, castrate, expurgate, shorten.

is a specific kind of: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten.

derivation: bowdlerisation, bowdlerization | castration, expurgation | bowdlerisation, bowdlerization | bowdleriser, bowdlerizer, expurgator | Bowdler, Thomas Bowdler.

Dutch: censureren, zuiveren, castigeren, kuisen

Moby thesaurus: abbreviate, abridge, bleach, blot out, blue-pencil, cancel, censor, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out, cross out, cut, delete, delouse, depurate, deterge, dry-clean, dust ... show more.

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