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Definition of Bowdlerise
1. Verb. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. "They won't bowdlerise the story "; "Bowdlerize a novel"
Exact synonyms: Bowdlerize, Castrate, Expurgate, Shorten
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Derivative terms: Bowdler, Bowdlerisation, Bowdlerisation, Bowdleriser, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerization, Bowdlerizer, Castration, Expurgation, Expurgator
Definition of Bowdlerise
1. [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowdlerise
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