BOWDLERISM

Meaning of BOWDLERISM in English

ˈbōdləˈrizəm, ˈbau̇d- noun

( -s )

Etymology: T. Bowdler + English -ism

: bowdlerization , expurgation

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BOWDLERISM — n. literary censorship (named after Thomas Bowdler who published a censored version of Shakespeare's works)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOWDLERISM — bowdlerism BrE AmE ˈbaʊd l ə r ˌɪz ə m ˈboʊd-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOWDLERIZE — — bowdlerism , n. — bowdlerization , n. — bowdlerizer , n. /bohd"leuh ruyz', bowd"-/ , v.t., bowdlerized, bowdlerizing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOWDLERIZE — or bowdlerise 'baʊdlərʌɪz ■ verb remove from (a text) material regarded as improper or offensive. Derivatives bowdlerism noun bowdlerization noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOWDLERIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) expurgate (a book etc.). bowdlerism n. bowdlerization n. [ T. Bowdler (d. 1825), expurgator of Shakesp. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOWDLERIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) expurgate (a book etc.). Derivatives: bowdlerism n. bowdlerization n. Etymology: T. Bowdler (d. 1825), expurgator of Shakesp.
Oxford English vocab