bowdlerize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *bowdlerize*:
VERB	change	bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

English > *bowdlerize*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They won't bowdlerize the story
Example	"bowdlerize a novel"
Synonyms	bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
Broader	abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Spanish	expurgar
Catalan	expurgar
Nouns	bowdlerization	the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
	bowdlerization	written material that has been bowdlerized
	bowdlerizer	a person who edits a text / text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages

HyperDic: bowdlerize