bowdlerized

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English

Verb

bowdlerized

  1. simple past and past participle of bowdlerize

Adjective

bowdlerized (comparative more bowdlerized, superlative most bowdlerized)

  1. Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
    a bowdlerized edition of Shakespeare’s plays

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