BOWDLERIZE
(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel"
synonyms : bowdlerise , castrate , expurgate , shortenThe editor was asked to bowdlerize the novel. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for bowdlerize
(Tag: English) Word Root - Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who censored and published Shakespeare's writings for family reading.
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(Tag: English) note 'bow' sound in it.. relate it to your dog. Imagine, you are recording a tape. your dog barked twice or thrice in between.. you will edit and omit it because its indelicate
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(Tag: ) BORDERLIZE by BULLDOZERIZE (removie indelicate or extra parts)
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(Tag: ) bowdlerize it's ending sounds like re-size.make it shorten
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(Tag: ) you modified your bowling style and bowled or omit the batsman out of the game.
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(Tag: ) bowdlerize = bawdy + 'del'erize i.e delete and edit all the bawdy (obscene) parts
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(Tag: ) Sounds like 'Bulldozer' which is used to remove unwanted parts.
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