bowdlerize /ˈbaʊd.ləˌɹaɪz/ verb1 •To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.The bowdlerized version of the novel, while free of vulgarity, was also free of flavor. formsbowdlerized · Bowdlerizing · bowdlerizing · Bowdlerizes · bowdlerizes