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    bowdlerise

    bowdlerise - Dictionary definition and meaning for word bowdlerise

    Definition
    (verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
    Example Sentence
    • bowdlerize a novel
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bowdlerise

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Sounds like bowel-rinse (remove for purification)

Bowdlerise = Bowdle + Rise means Bowdle the rise ..... that is decrease the rise.. shorten it... remove or omit a part and shorten it.... do not rise it.

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