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bowdlerized

UK
/ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/
US
/ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/

Translations

bowdlerizedpast participle
UK
/ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/
US
/ˈbaʊdlɚaɪzd/
More precise categorization: adjective formed from past participle
The bowdlerized version of the book removed all the controversial parts.
Цензурированная версия книги убрала все спорные части.
Synonyms
expurgated
censored
sanitized
edited
modified
bowdlerizeverb

bowdlerized

Past Simple

bowdlerized
Past Simple
bowdlerized
Past Participle
bowdlerizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/
US
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/
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.
Synonyms
edit
censor
redact
remove
expurgate
sanitize
bowdlerizepast participle

bowdlerized

Used attributively to describe a text that has been expurgated
Synonyms
purged
bowdlerised
censored
expurgated
redacted
sanitized
edited
cleaned up
toned down
abridged

Definitions

bowdlerizedpast participle
Having had potentially offensive or inappropriate parts removed or altered.
The bowdlerized version of the novel was suitable for younger readers.
bowdlerizeverb
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.
bowdlerizepast participle
Having had passages considered offensive or inappropriate removed.
The bowdlerized edition omitted several controversial scenes.
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