bowdlerize

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to remove material considered offensive from a text

In a sentence

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

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

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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