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1. To remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective
2. To modify or abridge a work of literature or film by omitting parts considered vulgar or objectionable
1. The studio execs decided to bowdlerize the script of the new Deadpool movie to make it suitable for a younger audience.
2. The publisher bowdlerized the controversial novel to avoid causing offense, but in doing so, they stripped it of its raw impact.
3. In an attempt to make 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' more accessible to schools, they bowdlerized it, taking out any language deemed inappropriate for children.
4. When the TV version of 'The Matrix' was bowdlerized, fans complained that the edits to the dialogue and action scenes ruined the original tone of the film.