Noun: bowdlerization ,bowd-lu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,bowd-lu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
"The bowdlerization of classic literature for young readers has been a controversial practice";
- bowdlerisation [Brit]
- Written material that has been bowdlerized
"The bowdlerization of Shakespeare's plays removed many of the bawdy jokes";
- bowdlerisation [Brit]
Derived forms: bowdlerizations
Type of: castration, expurgation, piece of writing, writing, written material
Encyclopedia: Bowdlerization