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bowdlerize bowdlerize DISAPPROVING (UK USUALLY bowdlerise) /ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for bowdlerize ► F0 to remove words or parts from a book, play, or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive: » The version of the play that I saw had been dreadfully bowdlerized.Thesaurus+: ↑Editing and compiling , ↑Correcting and mending , ↑PublishingThesaurus+: ↑Removing and extracting |