| Front | bowdlerize |
|---|---|
| Back | (BOWED-ler-eyes), verb To remove obscenity, violence, and other inappropriate content from a novel, play, or story so as to make it appropriate for a younger reader. Hollywood BOWDLERIZED his script so, instead of being R-rated, the film was rated PG-13. |
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