What is another word for Bowdlerized?

Pronunciation: [bˈə͡ʊdə͡lɹˌa͡ɪzd] (IPA)

When a text or speech has been censored or modified to remove offensive or objectionable material, it is often referred to as "bowdlerized." However, there are many synonyms for this term that can be applied in various contexts. Words like expurgated, sanitized, purified, redacted, and edited can all be used to describe a text or speech that has been modified to eliminate contentious passages. Other synonyms for bowdlerized include abridged, revised, amended, altered, rephrased, and muted. These terms may be useful when discussing a work of literature, a public speech, or any other situation where offensive material has been removed or toned down to suit a particular audience.

What are the hypernyms for Bowdlerized?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Bowdlerized

The other prominent figure was that of Richard Crickett, the parish clerk, a kind of Bowdlerized rake, who ate only as much as a woman, and had the rheumatism in his left hand.
"Desperate Remedies"
Thomas Hardy
Some of us would be as helpless without a Bowdlerized generality or a platitude to sustain our minds as the invalid would be without his peptonized beef-tea.
"Red Pottage"
Mary Cholmondeley
Moreover, a somewhat Bowdlerized English edition, published by William Heinemann in 1901, made a fair success, and even provoked a certain mild controversy.
"A Book of Prefaces"
H. L. Mencken

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