Bowdlerize and Delete

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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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Delete and bowdlerize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Bowdlerize".

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact

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Bowdlerize and delete are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bowdlerize" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

work	bowdlerize work	delete work
content	bowdlerize content	delete content

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