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bowdlerize

/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/

bowdlerizeverb

bowdlerized

Past Simple

bowdlerized

Past Participle

bowdlerizing

Gerund

/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/

Translations

The editor decided to bowdlerize the novel to make it suitable for younger readers.

Редактор решил цензурировать роман, чтобы сделать его подходящим для более юных читателей.

Definitions

To remove or alter parts of a text considered vulgar or objectionable.

The publisher decided to bowdlerize the novel to make it suitable for younger readers.

Synonyms

bowdlerizepast participle

Definitions

Having had passages considered offensive or inappropriate removed.

The bowdlerized edition omitted several controversial scenes.