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Meaning of bowdlerize

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bowdlerize

Pronunciation:/ˈbaʊd.lə.ˌɹaɪz/

verb

Definitions

  1. To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

    Example: The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor.