Bowdlerise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæʒuːəlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌakətʃˈɪliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌakətʃˈɪliə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæʒuːəlˌɪzəm/.

Examples

bowdlerize a novel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expurgate shorten castrate bowdlerize

Parts of Speech

verb	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate “bowdlerize a novel”

Word Forms

bowdlerization	noun	written material that has been bowdlerized
bowdlerizer	noun	a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
bowdlerisation	noun	written material that has been bowdlerized
Bowdler	noun	English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
bowdleriser	noun	a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
expurgation	noun	the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
expurgator	noun	a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
castration	noun	the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

Bowdleriser

modifier en omettant ou en modifiant les parties considérées comme indélicates

🇪🇸Spanish

humillar

editar omitiendo o modificando partes consideradas poco delicadas

🇳🇱Dutch

bowleriseren

bewerken door delen die als onkies worden beschouwd weg te laten of te wijzigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

eliminar

editar omitindo ou modificando partes consideradas indelicadas

🇷🇺Russian

боулдеринг

редактировать, опуская или изменяя части, считающиеся неуместными

India

🇮🇳Tamil

பவுட்லரைஸ்

தெளிவற்றதாகக் கருதப்படும் பகுதிகளைத் தவிர்த்து அல்லது மாற்றுவதன் மூலம் திருத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బౌడ్లరైజ్

అస్పష్టంగా పరిగణించబడే భాగాలను తొలగించడం లేదా సవరించడం ద్వారా సవరించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાઉડલરાઇઝ

નાજુક ગણાતા ભાગોને છોડીને અથવા સંશોધિત કરીને સંપાદિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೌಡ್ಲರೈಸ್

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾದ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൗഡ്ലറൈസ്

അവ്യക്തമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഭാഗങ്ങൾ ഒഴിവാക്കുകയോ പരിഷ്ക്കരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ട് എഡിറ്റുചെയ്യുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鲍德莱斯

通过省略或修改被认为不雅的部分进行编辑

🇯🇵Japanese

ボウドルライズ

不適切と思われる部分を省略または変更して編集する

🇰🇷Korean

고개를 숙이다

부자연스럽다고 판단되는 부분을 생략하거나 수정하여 편집

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cúi chào

chỉnh sửa bằng cách bỏ qua hoặc sửa đổi các phần được coi là không phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ลุกขึ้นยืน

แก้ไขโดยละเว้นหรือแก้ไขส่วนที่ถือว่าไม่ละเอียดอ่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemain bowling

edit dengan menghilangkan atau memodifikasi bagian yang dianggap tidak sopan

🇵🇭Filipino

magbowdlerise

i-edit sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalis o pagbabago ng mga bahaging itinuturing na hindi malinaw

🇲🇾Malay

bermain bowler

sunting dengan meninggalkan atau mengubah suai bahagian yang dianggap tidak jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.bowdlerise

التعديل عن طريق حذف أو تعديل الأجزاء التي تعتبر غير حساسة

🇹🇷Turkish

bowling oynamak

uygunsuz olduğu düşünülen kısımları çıkararak veya değiştirerek düzenleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

עליית bowdlerise

ערוך על ידי השמטה או שינוי של חלקים שנחשבים לא עדינים

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