bowdlerization

bowdlerization

noun

Definition of BOWDLERIZATION

a shortened version of a written work <this bowdlerization of “Moby Dick” simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology>

Synonyms abbreviation, bowdlerization, condensation, digest

Related Words abstract, aperçu, brief, capsule, outline, overview, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resum{eacute}), review, sketch, sum, summarization, summary, summation, survey, syllabus, synopsis, tabloid, wrap-up

Near Antonyms amplification, elaboration, enlargement, expansion