bowdlerizeverb [ T ]
disapproving UK usually bowdlerise uk/ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/us/ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/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 horribly bowdlerized.
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