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bowdlerize

verb

/ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz/

Meaning

to remove or modify parts of a text considered offensive or inappropriate

The editor bowdlerized the novel to make it suitable for children.

censor, edit, expurgate, sanitize, redact

preserve, allow, include

bowdlerize text, bowdlerize novel, bowdlerize content

to control or organize something; to succeed in doing something difficult

to joke or tease; to speak in a playful manner

To raise and lower the shoulders to express uncertainty or indifference.

to collect information or material and put it together in a list, report, or book

to remove hair from the skin, especially by mechanical or chemical means

To put something in the wrong location and temporarily lose it.