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- [bohd-luh-rahyz, boud-]
- /ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd-/
- /ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bohd-luh-rahyz, boud-]
- /ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd-/
Definitions of bowdlerize word
- verb bowdlerize To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it. 3
- verb bowdlerize to remove passages or words regarded as indecent from (a play, novel, etc); expurgate 3
- verb transitive bowdlerize to remove passages considered offensive from (a book, play, etc.) 3
- verb with object bowdlerize to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. 1
- transitive verb bowdlerize expurgate, censor sth 1
- verb bowdlerize To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly. 0
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Origin of bowdlerize
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor of an expurgated edition of Shakespeare
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Parts of speech for Bowdlerize
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bowdlerize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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