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bowd·ler·ize B0426500 (bōd′lə-rīz′, boud′-)tr.v. bowd·ler·ized, bowd·ler·iz·ing, bowd·ler·iz·es To remove material that is considered offensive or objectionable from (a book, for example); expurgate.
[After Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.]
bowd′ler·ism n.bowd′ler·i·za′tion (-lər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.bowd′ler·iz′er n.bowdlerismthe expurgation of a literary work in a highly prudish manner. Also bowdlerization. — bowdlerize, v.See also: LiteratureThesaurus| Noun | 1. | Bowdlerism - censorship in the form of prudish expurgationcensoring, censorship - deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances |
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