Bowdlerize
Bowdlerize verb - To remove objectionable parts from.
Usage example: a bowdlerized version of “Gulliver's Travels” that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children
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Cleanse and bowdlerize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cleanse" instead a verb "Bowdlerize".
Cleanse
Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
Bowdlerize and cleanse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bowdlerize" instead a verb "Cleanse".
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Cleanse and Bowdlerize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerize/cleanse
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