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Sentence example with the word 'bowdlerize'
bowdlerize
abbreviate, cancel, cleanse, delouse, dust off, expurgate, purge, scavenge, strike out, whiten
Definition
v.
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Last update: October 19, 2015
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If you do not want to offend your teacher with that profane language, you should
bowdlerize
the story before handing it in for a grade.
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The writer has to
bowdlerize
his offensive article if he wants it published in the Christian magazine.
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