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bowdlerize
bowd·ler·ize [ bṓdlə rz, bówdlə rz ] (past and past participle bowd·ler·ized, present participle bowd·ler·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular bowd·ler·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
remove parts of literary works: to remove parts of a work of literature that are considered indecent
[Mid-19th century. < Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), who published an edition of Shakespeare omitting scenes that he considered unsuitable]

bowd·ler·ism noun
bowd·ler·i·za·tion [ bdləri záysh'n, bòwdləri záysh'n ] noun
bowd·ler·iz·er [ bṓdlə rzər, bówdlə rzər ] noun
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