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noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of bowdlerization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bowdlerisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expurgation, castration
noun
written material that has been bowdlerized
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bowdlerisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
History
Etymology tree English bowdlerize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English bowdlerization From bowdlerize + -ation.
