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bowdlerize - Dictionary definition and meaning for bowdlerize

BOWDLERIZE

(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
"bowdlerize a novel"
synonyms : bowdlerise , castrate , expurgate , shorten
The editor was asked to bowdlerize the novel. -added by naila_inlas

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: ) you modified your bowling style and bowled or omit the batsman out of the game.
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