'bowdlerise' definitions:
Definition of 'bowdlerise'
(from WordNet)
verb
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten]
Definition of 'bowdlerise'
From: GCIDE
- bowdlerise \bowdlerise\ v. same as bowdlerize.
- Syn: bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut. [WordNet 1.5]