bowdlerization

• Nom désignant l'action ou le résultat de supprimer ou de modifier des passages jugés offensants ou indécents dans une œuvre écrite.

A noun referring to the act or result of removing or altering content considered offensive or indecent from a written work.

1. Censored versionC2formal

   A written work that has been altered by removing or modifying passages considered offensive or indecent.

   Version censurée

   • The publisher released a bowdlerization of the classic novel for younger readers.
   • Many critics argue that bowdlerization strips literature of its original meaning.
   • The bowdlerization of the text removed all references to violence.

   Synonymesexpurgation

2. Act of expurgationC2formal

   The process of deleting or changing content deemed inappropriate or offensive.

   Expurgation

   • The bowdlerization of historical documents is often controversial.
   • He objected to the bowdlerization of the film for television broadcast.
   • The committee's bowdlerization of the report removed key details.

   Synonymescensorshipcleaningexpurgationpurgingsanitization

   Antonymesadditioninclusioninsertionrestoration