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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Repress and bowdlerize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repress" instead a verb "Bowdlerize".
Repress
Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Bowdlerize and repress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bowdlerize" instead a verb "Repress".
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Repress and Bowdlerize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerize/repress
Bowdlerize & Repress. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerize/repress>.
Repress or Bowdlerize. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerize/repress.
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