Meaning Of The Word Bowdlerize

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bowdlerize
verb: To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.

bowdlerize in American English
to remove passages considered offensive from (a book, play, etc.)
transitive verb: to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable

bowdlerize in British English
verb: to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate

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