Vocabulary Word – Bowdlerize

BOWDLERIZE

BOWDLERIZE

verb BOHD-ler-ize

1: as in literature, to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar

2: to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content

Example: Hit It Pass It remains an independent self-published counter-culture cannabis zine so that no one can bowdlerize its original message or intent.