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bowdlerise
DEFINITIONS OF:
bowdlerise
1
v
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Synonyms:
bowdlerize
,
castrate
,
expurgate
,
shorten
Type of:
abbreviate
,
abridge
,
contract
,
cut
,
foreshorten
,
reduce
,
shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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