bowdlerize bowdlerization • bowed · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · bowdlerize · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate. Synonyms: bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten. Example: "Bowdlerize a novel." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bowdlerise · · Synonym 1 expurgate · · Synonym 2 castrate · · Synonym 3 shorten · · Synonym 4 Characters · · b latin small letter b U+0062 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077 z latin small letter z U+007A