bowd´ler|iz|er — bowd|ler|ize «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather… … Useful english dictionary
bowd|ler|ize — «BOWD luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper: »He touches on the perennial subject of “Bawdry” with the resolute masculine statement that rather than bowdlerize… … Useful english dictionary
bowd — bowd·ler·ism; bowd·ler·i·za·tion; bowd·ler·ize; … English syllables
ler — al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·ler·gen; al·ler·gic; al·ler·gin; al·ler·gist; al·ler·gol·o·gy; al·ler·gy; al·ler·i·on; an·nul·ler; ant·ler; ant·ler·ite; ar·til·ler·ist; be·dev·il·ler; beg·ler·beg; bel·ler; bel·ler·ic; bel·ler·o·phon; bime·ler·ite;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
bowdlerization — bowd·ler·i·za·tion … English syllables
bowdlerize — bowd•ler•ize [[t]ˈboʊd ləˌraɪz, ˈbaʊd [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing lit. to expurgate (a play, novel, or other written work) by removing or changing passages one considers vulgar or objectionable • Etymology: 1830–40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825) … From formal English to slang
Bowdlerism — Bowdlerize Bowd ler*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.] To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowdlerization — Bowdlerize Bowd ler*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.] To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowdlerize — Bowd ler*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.] To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
