[BODE-luh-rise; BOWD-]
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verb. To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive.
If one were to bowdlerize this website, you’d have jack shit left.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Bowdlerize. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bowdlerize. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. bowdlerize, accessed December 9, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bowdlerize.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Bowdlerize. In The Effin Word. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bowdlerize