How do you pronounce bowdlerize?

bowdlerize is pronounced as /ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz/.

✂️bowdlerize

verb

/ˈbaʊdləˌraɪz/

to remove or modify parts of a text considered offensive or inappropriate

The editor bowdlerized the novel to make it suitable for children.

censor, edit, expurgate, sanitize, redact

preserve, allow, include

bowdlerize text, bowdlerize novel, bowdlerize content

to reduce the quality, value, or dignity of something

to behave as if you are attracted to someone, but not in a serious way

To remove or force out from a position, especially one that is fixed or hard to move.

to present for consideration; to surrender; to yield

to escape from or avoid something, especially in a skillful or clever way

to disappear suddenly and completely