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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.bowdlerize (ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz) or bowdlerisevb (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate[C19: after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), English editor who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare] ˌbowdleriˈzation, ˌbowdleriˈsation n ˈbowdlerˌizer, ˈbowdlerˌiser n ˈbowdlerism nbowd•ler•ize (ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd-)
v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to expurgate (a play, novel, or other written work) by removing or changing passages one considers vulgar or objectionable. [1830–40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), English editor] bowd′ler•ism, n. bowd`ler•i•za′tion, n. bowd′ler•iz`er, n. bowdlerize
Past participle: bowdlerized
Gerund: bowdlerizing
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| I bowdlerize | | you bowdlerize | | he/she/it bowdlerizes | | we bowdlerize | | you bowdlerize | | they bowdlerize |
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| I bowdlerized | | you bowdlerized | | he/she/it bowdlerized | | we bowdlerized | | you bowdlerized | | they bowdlerized |
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| I am bowdlerizing | | you are bowdlerizing | | he/she/it is bowdlerizing | | we are bowdlerizing | | you are bowdlerizing | | they are bowdlerizing |
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| I have bowdlerized | | you have bowdlerized | | he/she/it has bowdlerized | | we have bowdlerized | | you have bowdlerized | | they have bowdlerized |
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| I was bowdlerizing | | you were bowdlerizing | | he/she/it was bowdlerizing | | we were bowdlerizing | | you were bowdlerizing | | they were bowdlerizing |
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| I had bowdlerized | | you had bowdlerized | | he/she/it had bowdlerized | | we had bowdlerized | | you had bowdlerized | | they had bowdlerized |
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| I will bowdlerize | | you will bowdlerize | | he/she/it will bowdlerize | | we will bowdlerize | | you will bowdlerize | | they will bowdlerize |
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| I will have bowdlerized | | you will have bowdlerized | | he/she/it will have bowdlerized | | we will have bowdlerized | | you will have bowdlerized | | they will have bowdlerized |
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| I will be bowdlerizing | | you will be bowdlerizing | | he/she/it will be bowdlerizing | | we will be bowdlerizing | | you will be bowdlerizing | | they will be bowdlerizing |
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| I have been bowdlerizing | | you have been bowdlerizing | | he/she/it has been bowdlerizing | | we have been bowdlerizing | | you have been bowdlerizing | | they have been bowdlerizing |
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| I will have been bowdlerizing | | you will have been bowdlerizing | | he/she/it will have been bowdlerizing | | we will have been bowdlerizing | | you will have been bowdlerizing | | they will have been bowdlerizing |
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| I had been bowdlerizing | | you had been bowdlerizing | | he/she/it had been bowdlerizing | | we had been bowdlerizing | | you had been bowdlerizing | | they had been bowdlerizing |
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| I would bowdlerize | | you would bowdlerize | | he/she/it would bowdlerize | | we would bowdlerize | | you would bowdlerize | | they would bowdlerize |
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| I would have bowdlerized | | you would have bowdlerized | | he/she/it would have bowdlerized | | we would have bowdlerized | | you would have bowdlerized | | they would have bowdlerized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | bowdlerize - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shortenabbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
bowdlerizeverb censor, cut, clean up, blue-pencil, expurgate, sanitize She had ceased to bowdlerize her storytelling.bowdlerizeverbTo examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:censor, expurgate, screen.TranslationsbowdlerizeenUK
Synonyms for bowdlerizeverb censorSynonyms- censor
- cut
- clean up
- blue-pencil
- expurgate
- sanitize
Synonyms for bowdlerizeverb to examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmissionSynonymsSynonyms for bowdlerizeverb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicateSynonyms- bowdlerise
- expurgate
- castrate
- shorten
Related Words- abbreviate
- abridge
- foreshorten
- shorten
- contract
- reduce
- cut
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