Associations to the word «Bowdlerize»

Wiktionary

BOWDLERIZE, verb. To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
BOWDLERIZE, verb. Alternative form of bowdlerize

Dictionary definition

BOWDLERIZE, verb. Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel".

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle