Definition
Past tense of bowdlerize; to remove or change parts of a book, movie, or other work that are considered offensive or inappropriate.
Etymology
From Thomas Bowdler, an 18th-century English editor who published censored versions of Shakespeare removing 'offensive' content. The surname Bowdler became a verb meaning to censor, and the past tense adds the -ed suffix.
Kelly Says
Thomas Bowdler thought he was helping by removing 'indelicate' passages from Shakespeare—but his name became synonymous with censorship! Today, 'bowdlerize' is one of the few words in English that comes directly from a person's surname and carries the opposite of flattery.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُعدّل
mu-ad-dal
BNবাংলা
সম্পাদিত
som-pa-dit
CACatalà
censurat
sen-su-rat
CSČeština
zkrácený
z-kra-che-ny
DADansk
censureret
tsen-su-reh-et
DEDeutsch
zensuriert
tsen-soo-ree-ehrt
ELΕλληνικά
αποσβεσμένος
a-pos-ves-men-os
ESEspañol
censurado
sen-suh-rah-doh
FAفارسی
سانسور شده
sa-n-soor shodeh
FISuomi
sensuroitu
sen-soo-roo-ee-too
FRFrançais
censuré
san-sy-reh
HIहिन्दी
संशोधित
san-sho-dit
HUMagyar
censorált
cen-so-r-alt
IDBahasa Indonesia
diedit
di-edit
ITItaliano
censurato
chen-su-ra-toh
KKKK
цензурланған
tsen-zoo-rlan-gan
MRMR
सर्वेक्षण
sar-ve-ksan
MSBahasa Melayu
disensor
di-sen-soor
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyau-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
gecensureerd
ghe-sen-shoor-erd
NONorsk
sensurert
sen-soo-reh-t
PAPA
ਸੁਧਾਰਿਆ
su-dha-ar-ia
PLPolski
ocenzurowany
o-tsen-zoo-ro-va-ny
PTPortuguês
censurado
sen-su-rah-doh
RORomână
censurează
tsen-shoor-ah-zah
RUРусский
цензурированный
tsen-zoo-ree-ro-van-nyy
SVSvenska
censurerad
tsen-su-reh-ad
SWKiswahili
ameliwa
a-me-li-wa
TAதமிழ்
மாற்றப்பட்டது
ma-rat-ta-pa-thu
TEతెలుగు
మార్పు చేయబడింది
maar-pu chey-a-ba-di-ndi
THไทย
แก้ไขแล้ว
gae-kai laeo
TRTürkçe
sözcükleri değiştirilmiş
soh-ch-u-k-le-ri de-yi-shi-ril-mish
UKУкраїнська
цензурований
tsen-zoo-ro-va-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đã được sửa đổi
da o duoc sua doi
ZH中文
删改过的
shān gǎi guò de
ZUZU
isiboshwe
i-si-bo-she