Synonyms of bowdlerizing

bowdlerizing

verb

present participle of bowdlerize

as in censoring

to remove objectionable parts from

a bowdlerized version of "Gulliver's Travels" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• censoring
• shortening
• editing
• expurgating
• deleting
• reviewing
• laundering
• cleaning (up)
• purging
• red-penciling
• cutting (out)
• excising
• abbreviating
• suppressing
• examining
• purifying
• expunging
• cleansing
• gutting
• repressing
• condemning
• silencing
• screening
• scrutinizing
• blue-penciling
• denouncing
• bleeping
• censuring
• blipping
• blacking out
• x-ing (out)
• x'ing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• authorizing
• approving
• sanctioning