bowdlerize — to remove or modify parts of a text that are considered offensive, indecent, or unsuitable
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to remove or modify parts of a text that are considered offensive, indecent, or unsuitable
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈboʊdləˌraɪz/
Korean meaning: 부적절하거나 외설적인 부분을 삭제하거나 수정하여 검열하다
Korean pronunciation: **보**들러라이즈
Example Sentences
- The TV network bowdlerized the movie so much that it lost all its original impact.
- My grandmother bowdlerizes every joke before telling it to us kids.
- The school's attempt to bowdlerize the historical textbook created more controversy than the original content.
bowdlerize
VERB//ˈboʊdləˌraɪz//
to remove or modify parts of a text that are considered offensive, indecent, or unsuitable
an editor sits at a wooden desk holding a red pen over a manuscript filled with dense paragraphs. She carefully crosses out several lines and draws thick black bars over certain words and sentences. The original text becomes hidden under heavy ink marks and deletions. Pages with rejected content pile up in a waste basket beside her desk. A concerned author stands nearby watching nervously as his work gets heavily modified. Another editor in the background reviews similar documents with the same careful scrutiny. content being modified by removing parts considered offensive or unsuitable
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Named after Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), an English editor who published censored versions of Shakespeare's plays in the early 1800s, removing content he deemed inappropriate for families.
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“The TV network bowdlerized the movie so much that it lost all its original impact.”
“My grandmother bowdlerizes every joke before telling it to us kids.”
“The school's attempt to bowdlerize the historical textbook created more controversy than the original content.”
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