bowdlerise

Other spellings

• (US) bowdlerize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbaʊd.ləˌraɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈbaʊd.lərˌaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form bowdlerise

Third-person singular bowdlerises

Past tense bowdlerised

Past participle bowdlerised

Present participle bowdlerising

1. (transitive) If you bowdlerise information, you remove parts of it that are considered offensive or vulgar.