bowdlerize
(verb)
verb
1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- bowdlerize a novel
Similar word(s): bowdlerise, castrate, expurgate, shorten
Definition categories: change, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
Sentences with bowdlerize as a verb:
- The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor.