Bowdlerization (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The publisher was accused of bowdlerization for removing explicit language from the classic novel.
- The bowdlerization of the film's script resulted in a watered-down version that lacked the original's impact.
- The editor's bowdlerization of the author's work was seen as a betrayal of the original intent.
- The bowdlerization of Shakespeare's plays for school performances has been a topic of debate among scholars.
- The bowdlerization of the book's content was done to make it more suitable for a younger audience.
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Meaning 2
Written material that has been bowdlerized.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.