bowdlerize

Questions about bowdlerize

What does bowdlerize mean?

bowdlerize means "edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate".

How many syllables are in bowdlerize?

bowdlerize has 3 syllables and divides as bowd-le-rize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bowdlerize?

Close synonyms include bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bowdlerize a common word?

bowdlerize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.