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How to pronounce “bowdlerize”
Hear “bowdlerize” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for bowdlerize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bowdlerize with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
or to use only the bowdlerized editions.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce bowdlerize
Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
or to use only the bowdlerized editions.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bowdlerize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
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