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bowdlerization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bowdlerisation |
| Type of | piece of writing, writing, written material |
| Derivation | bowdlerize |
bowdlerization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bowdlerisation |
| Type of | castration, expurgation |
| Derivation | bowdlerize |
Examples of bowdlerization
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Bowdlerization can also be employed individually as a form of self-censorship.
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Bowdlerization and omission of lyrics were typical.
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Yet neighbors legitimately questioned the bowdlerization of a block as the proper means to keep the church going, however worthy its programs.
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- Written material that has been bowdlerized
- The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
- (bowdlerize) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
- (bowdlerizer) expurgator: a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator"
- Expurgation is a form of censorship which involves purging anything deemed noxious or offensive, usually from an artistic work.
- The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent
- (bowdlerize) To remove those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
- (Bowdlerize) To expurgate a book. After Thomas Bowdler, an English physician (1754-1825) who published editions of Shakespeare and others in which he removed "those words and expressions ... which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family".
- (bowdlerize) (from Thomas Bowdler, who hacked up Shakespeare in the 18th century) to censor or edit in a heavy-handed manner. A bowdlerized folk song is all dressed up in its Sunday best, ready for presentation to the delicate sensibilities of the general public. ...
