bowdlerizing

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A form of bowdlerize — To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

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Meanings

bowdlerizing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bowdlerize

Bowdlerizing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of Bowdlerize
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APA

bowdlerizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerizing

MLA

“bowdlerizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowdlerizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowdlerizing.

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