[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 23 July 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “bowdlerize”, accessed July 23, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bowdlerize.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Bowdlerize. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/bowdlerize