bowdlerize

Other spellings

• (UK) bowdlerise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbaʊd.ləˌraɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbaʊd.lərˌaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form bowdlerize

Third-person singular bowdlerizes

Past tense bowdlerized

Past participle bowdlerized

Present participle bowdlerizing

1. (transitive) If you bowdlerize information, you remove parts of it that are considered offensive or vulgar.