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bowdlerizing

bowd·ler·ize
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bohd-luh-rahyz, boud-]
    • /ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bohd-luh-rahyz, boud-]
    • /ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd-/

Definitions of bowdlerizing word

  • verb with object bowdlerizing to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. 1
  • verb bowdlerizing present participle of bowdlerize. 0
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Origin of bowdlerizing

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 Bowdlerizing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bowdlerizing

bowdlerizing 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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