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 absorb all the attention or interest of someone

to pay attention to sound

To pay more than is necessary or reasonable.

to make someone less confident or enthusiastic about doing something

To take back or recover something; to restore to a usable state.

to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something