Synonyms of bowdlerizes

bowdlerizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowdlerize

as in censors

to remove objectionable parts from

a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censors
• shortens
• expurgates
• edits
• cleans (up)
• red-pencils
• deletes
• reviews
• launders
• cuts (out)
• blue-pencils
• purges
• examines
• purifies
• suppresses
• guts
• abbreviates
• cleanses
• expunges
• blacks out
• condemns
• excises
• represses
• scrutinizes
• screens
• silences
• denounces
• x's (out)
• blips
• bleeps
• censures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• authorizes
• approves
• sanctions