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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Screen and bowdlerize are semantically related in include topic. In some cases you can use "Screen" instead a verb "Bowdlerize".
Screen
Screen verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Bowdlerize and screen are semantically related in include topic. You can use "Bowdlerize" instead a verb "Screen".
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Bowdlerize: The tv airing of "The Little Match Girl" completely removed the entire sequence where the girl's dream falls apart and she freezes to death on-screen, completely ruining the stories tragic emotional impact.
Source: Creator / Columbia Cartoons
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Screen and Bowdlerize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bowdlerize/screen
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