bowdlerized

verb

Definition of bowdlerizednext
past tense of bowdlerize
as in censored
to remove objectionable parts from a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowdlerized
  1. censored
  2. edited
  3. shortened
Verb
  • The film came out highly censored in 1971, and only recently had its most salacious bits recovered from the archives and restored to their fleshy glory.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But on the television broadcast that aired on Saturday, Antonia’s T-shirt had been censored, appearing to be all white.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of censored
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  • Listen is edited by Ben Kaplan, with cinematography by Mack Fisher.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The digital version was edited by Treye Green and Jason Breslow.
    — Leila Fadel, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of edited
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  • The interview excerpt below features Dunn, Mosher and Arthur, and has been shortened for context.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Those exclusive windows, sharply shortened during the pandemic, have gradually lengthened again, according to Octavio Alzola, programming and marketing director at arthouse cinema chain Cines Renoir.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of shortened
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“Bowdlerized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerized. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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