bowdlerize |ˈbōdləˌrīz; ˈboud-|verb [ trans. ]remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text oraccount), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective :[as adj. ] ( bowdlerized) a bowdlerized version of the story.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Dr. Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -ize .
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