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bowdlerise

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In that, if I recall correctly, he mentions a different origin story: that works of art become slowly bowdlerised as each affected group of people takes offence to something in them.

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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

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verb

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

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In that, if I recall correctly, he mentions a different origin story: that works of art become slowly bowdlerised as each affected group of people takes offence to something in them.

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How do you use bowdlerise in a sentence?

In that, if I recall correctly, he mentions a different origin story: that works of art become slowly bowdlerised as each affected group of people takes offence to something in them.

What does bowdlerise mean?

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

What part of speech is bowdlerise?

bowdlerise is commonly used as verb.