BOWDLERIZING Synonyms

• counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

• deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

• the act of making something clean

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

• serving to purge or rid of sin

• an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

• the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

• serving to purge or rid of sin

• freeing from noxious matter

• acting like an antiseptic

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• rid of contamination

• having unsuitable feminine qualities

• deprive of strength or vigor

• remove the testicles of a male animal

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

• formulate in a particular style or language

• prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

• To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

• (by extension) To make something, such as a dramatic work, more acceptable by removing potentially offensive material.

• To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.

• To remove sensitive or personal data from (a database or file).

• To revise (a document) in order to prevent identification of the sources.

• make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

• make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features

• represent according to a conventional style

• a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

• wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

• a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

• cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

• cover with whitewash

• exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

• deprive of strength or vigor

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• remove the testicles of a male animal

• remove the ovaries of

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• make short or shorter

• become short or shorter

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate