Approval
Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.
Bowdlerization is an antonym for approval.
Bowdlerization
Bowdlerization noun - A shortened version of a written work.
Both words in one sentence
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It should be noted that Itoi was quite involved in the localization of this game and every Bowdlerization and Woolseyism that occurred had to have his approval.
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Bowdlerization and Approval. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approval/bowdlerization
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