bowdlerization

• Substantivo que designa a ação ou o resultado de remover ou alterar conteúdos considerados ofensivos ou indecentes em uma obra escrita. Também se refere à censura moralista ou à adaptação excessivamente puritana de um texto.

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.

   Versão censurada

   • 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.

   Sinônimosexpurgation

2. Act of expurgationC2formal

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

   Ato de expurgação

   • The bowdlerization of historical documents is often controversial.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.

   Sinônimoscensorshipcleaningexpurgationpurgingsanitization

   Antônimosadditioninclusioninsertionrestoration