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bowdlerize
verb
(bowd-ler-ize)
to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
bowdlerize
verb
(bowd-ler-ize)
to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content
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heterography
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bowdlerize
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