Bowdlerize and Edit out

Bowdlerize

Bowdlerize verb - To remove objectionable parts from.
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Edit out and bowdlerize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Edit out" instead a verb "Bowdlerize".

Edit out

Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed
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Bowdlerize and edit out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bowdlerize" instead a verb "Edit out".
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