bowdlerize
verb(British English also bowdlerise)
(usually disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bowdlerize | |
| he / she / it bowdlerizes | |
| past simple bowdlerized | |
| past participle bowdlerized | |
| -ing form bowdlerizing |
- bowdlerize something
to remove the parts of a book, play, etc. that you think are likely to shock or offend people 删改（认为书或戏剧等中有伤风化或有冒犯性的部分）；鲍德勒化 Word OriginNamed after Dr Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 produced a version of Shakespeare from which he had taken out all the material which he considered not suitable for family use.