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To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

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bowdlerize

Source Word

bowdlerize

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

Japanese Meaning

原文中の不快、下品、または不適切とされる部分を削除または修正すること

The publisher refused to bowdlerize the novel, arguing that altering the author's language would betray the original intent.

出版社はその小説を検閲することを拒否し、著者の言葉を変えることは原作の意図に反すると主張した。

Sense（1）

To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor.

bowdlerizes

（ present singular third-person ）

bowdlerizing

（ participle present ）

bowdlerized

（ participle past ）

bowdlerized

（ past ）