English verb: bowdlerize | |||
1. | bowdlerize (change) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||
Samples | Bowdlerize a novel. | ||
Examples | They won't bowdlerize the story | ||
Synonyms | bowdlerise, castrate, expurgate, shorten | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||