Bowdlerise Moderate

Bowdlerise has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

"bowdlerize a novel"

bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate shorten

Alternative form of bowdlerize

See Also

bowdlerisation bowdlerising redact expurgate water down dilute bowdlerises

Related Terms

bowdlerisation bowdlerising redact expurgate water down dilute bowdlerises

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

abridge

Rhyming Words

ise fise rise gise bise oise wise lise mise sise vise hoise avise moise prise anise raise paise brise poise

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