Bowdlerize (Verb)

Meaning

Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Shorten
• Bowdlerise
• Expurgate
• Castrate

Hypernyms

• Cut
• Reduce
• Shorten
• Abbreviate
• Contract
• Foreshorten

Related Words

• Bowdlerizer (noun)
• Bowdlerization (noun)