bowdlerize
🇺🇸
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/
verb
R
to edit out offensive or inappropriate content from a text
The editor decided to bowdlerize the novel by removing the explicit scenes.
translation
to edit out offensive or inappropriate content from a text
Word Forms
3rd Present
bowdlerizes
Past
bowdlerized
Perfect
bowdlerized
Progressive
bowdlerizing