| bowdlerise | (vt) ชำระหรือตัดส่วนที่ไม่สมควรออก, Syn. expurgate |
| bowdlerise | v. same as bowdlerize. |
| bowdlerize | (v) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate, Syn. castrate, expurgate, bowdlerise, shorten, Example: bowdlerize a novel |
| expurgator | (n) a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages, Syn. bowdlerizer, bowdleriser, Example: Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator |