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Bowdlerize

• Origin
• Bowdlerize derives from the name Thomas Bowdler,
  an editor in Victorian times who rewrote
  Shakespeare, removing all profanity and sexual
  references so as not to offend the sensibilities
  of the audiences of his day.

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Thomas Bowdler (11 July 1754 24 February 1825)

• An English physician who published an expurgated
  edition of William Shakespeare's work,. He
  published an edited version of Edward Gibbon's
  Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. His edition
  was the subject of some criticism and ridicule
  due to the cuts and deletions that changed the
  story so much that it was at time unrecognizable.
  His name is now (Bowdlized) is now associated
  with censorship of literature, motion pictures
  and television programs.

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Examples of Bowdlerize

• Youre a damn fool!
• Bowdlerized into
• Youre a fool!
• That guy looks like a retarded zombie.
• Bowdlerized into
• That guy looks like a zombie.

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