bowdlerization

bowd·ler·ize  (bdl-rz, boud-)

tr.v. bowd·ler·ized, bowd·ler·iz·ing, bowd·ler·iz·es

To remove material that is considered offensive or objectionable from (a book, for example).

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[After Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818.]

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bowdler·ism n.

bowdler·i·zation (-lr--zshn) n.

bowdler·izer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bowdlerization - written material that has been bowdlerized bowdlerisation piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
	2.	bowdlerization - the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent bowdlerisation expurgation, castration - the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Translations

bowdlerization [ˌbaʊdləraɪˈzeɪʃən] N → expurgación f