Definition of bowdlerizing Bowdlerizing
bowd•ler•iz•ing
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British English
bowdlerising
American English
bowdlerizing
What does bowdlerizing mean?
Wiktionary 
- bowdlerizing (Verb)
Present participle of bowdlerize.
Part of speech
🔤- bowdlerizing, verb, gerund of bowdlerize (infinitive).
WordNet
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| bowdlerize - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" | ||
| bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten | ||
| abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'" | ||
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Wiktionary
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bowdlerize
To remove those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
Part of speech
🔤- bowdlerize, verb, present, 1st person singular of bowdlerize (infinitive).
- bowdlerize, verb (infinitive).
