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.    [verb]

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The writer has to bowdlerize his offensive article if he wants it published in the Christian magazine.   [Please select]

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- bowdlerize - aardwolf