bowdlerisation

Noun

Meaning

the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent

written material that has been bowdlerized

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bowdlerization expurgation censor castration

Hypernyms

writing castration expurgation piece of writing written material

Close letter words and terms

Bowditch effect Bowditch Island Bowdler bowdlerise bowdleriser bowdlerism