bowdlerising

bowdlerising: bowdlerise (Brit.) v. bowdlerize, censor literature, modify a written work by abridging in content, change a written work by distorting in style or content (named after Thomas Bowdler who published a censored version of Shakespeare's works)

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bowdlerisation — noun The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent … Wiktionary
bowdlerise — /ˈbaʊdləraɪz / (say bowdluhruyz) verb (t) (bowdlerised, bowdlerising) to expurgate prudishly. Also, bowdlerize. {from Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare} –bowdlerism, noun –bowdlerisation… …

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