bowdlerizations Synonyms
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- synopses
- recapitulations
- summarizations
- r-sum-s
- pr-cis
- resumes
- overviews
- syllabi
- outlines
- syllabuses
- resum-s
- summations
- abstracts
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bowdlerizations Meaning
bowdlerizations
to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content, to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
FAQs About the word bowdlerizations
to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content, to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulga
summaries, abridgements, surveys, abbreviations, digests, condensations, reviews, sketches, abridgments, synopses
elaborations,expansions, enlargements,amplifications,
The bowdlerizations of classic literature often removed offensive language and themes.
The original version of "Huckleberry Finn" contained racial slurs that were later removed in bowdlerized editions.
Some believe that bowdlerizations can help make books more accessible to younger readers.
Others argue that bowdlerizations are a form of censorship that distorts the author's intent.
