bowdlerize[verb]Synonyms: censor, blip, expurgate, screen
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bowd‧ler‧ize (
also bowdlerise British English) /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who removed impolite words from Shakespeare's plays]
to remove all the parts of a book, play etc that you think might offend someone – used to show disapproval:
a bowdlerized version of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲