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    bowdlerize

    bowdlerize - Dictionary definition and meaning for word bowdlerize

    Definition
    (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    Example Sentence
    • bowdlerize a novel
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bowdlerize

Word Root - Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who censored and published Shakespeare's writings for family reading.

note 'bow' sound in it.. relate it to your dog. Imagine, you are recording a tape. your dog barked twice or thrice in between.. you will edit and omit it because its indelicate

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BORDERLIZE by BULLDOZERIZE (removie indelicate or extra parts)

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