BOWDLERIZING

Verb

bowdlerizing

present participle of bowdlerize

Verb

Bowdlerizing

present participle of Bowdlerize

Source: Wiktionary


BOWDLERIZE

Bowd"ler*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowdlerized; p. pr. & vb. n. Bowdlerizing.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an English physician, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.]

Definition: To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive.

It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale. F. Harrison.

– Bowd`ler*i*za"tion (#), n. --Bowd"ler*ism (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

29 September 2024

MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins