Word:
Bowdlerize
Status:
Verb(transitive)
Meaning:
To change(a book, play, movie, etc) by removing parts that may be offensive for some people.
Sentences:
1) The theatre management bowdlerized the play, by removing offensive language.
2) A bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" was printed to make it unobjectionable for children.
Origin:
Thomas Bowdler who was an 1825 English editor.
First use:
1836
Synonyms:
expurgate, censor, clean(up), launder, red-pencil
Antonyms:
approve, authorise, sanction.
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