bowd ‧ ler ‧ ize BrE AmE ( 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’