BOWDLERIZE


Meaning of BOWDLERIZE in English

or bowdlerise 'baʊdlərʌɪz

■ verb remove from (a text) material regarded as improper or offensive.

Derivatives

bowdlerism noun

bowdlerization noun

Origin

C19: from the name of Dr Thomas Bowdler , who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare.

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