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bowdlerize

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bowdlerize verb
also British bowdlerise /ˈboʊdləˌraɪz/ Brit /ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz/
bowdlerizes; bowdlerized; bowdlerizing
bowdlerize
verb
also British bowdlerise /ˈboʊdləˌraɪz/ Brit /ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz/
bowdlerizes; bowdlerized; bowdlerizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOWDLERIZE
[+ object] usually disapproving
: to change (a book, play, movie, etc.) by removing parts that could offend people

— bowdlerized

also British bowdlerised adjective