bowdlerise

Verb bowdlerise has 1 sense

• bowdlerise(v = verb.change) bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
is one way to abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
Derived forms noun bowdler₁, noun bowdlerisation₂, noun bowdlerisation₁, noun bowdleriser₁
Sample sentence:
They won't bowdlerise the story