Question

Bowdlerize (verb)

Accepted Answer

To change a text by removing or modifying parts that could offend people.

It came from an English physician named Thomas Bowdler, who, in the early 19th century, decided that Shakespeare’s plays were too risqué to be appropriate for the public.

"every edition of his letters and diaries has been bowdlerized"

Front	Bowdlerize (verb)
Back	To change a text by removing or modifying parts that could offend people. It came from an English physician named Thomas Bowdler, who, in the early 19th century, decided that Shakespeare’s plays were too risqué to be appropriate for the public. "every edition of his letters and diaries has been bowdlerized"

Bowdlerize Verb Change Text Removing Modifying Parts Offend