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Bowdlerisation
see synonyms of bowdlerisationNoun
2. bowdlerisation, bowdlerization
the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
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Bowdlerisation
see synonyms of bowdlerisationverb
(transitive)
to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate
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Bowdlerisation
see synonyms of bowdlerisation verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbowdlerˌized or ˈbowdlerˌizing
to remove passages considered offensive from (a book, play, etc.)
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