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bowdlerize

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to remove material considered offensive from a text

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Bowdlerize in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing bowdlerize in a sentence.

The school board bowdlerized the novel before adding it to the syllabus.

Synonyms
censorexpurgatesanitizepurge
Antonyms
restoreuncensor
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Questions about “bowdlerize

Bowdlerize (verb) means to remove material considered offensive from a text
Here is bowdlerize used in an example sentence: "The school board bowdlerized the novel before adding it to the syllabus."
Common synonyms for bowdlerize include censor, expurgate, sanitize, purge.
Antonyms of bowdlerize include restore, uncensor.
Bowdlerize is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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