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bowdlerise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bowd-lerise
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of bowdlerize.

verb

Alternative form of bowdlerize.

Etymology

From Bowdler + -ise.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bowdlerises (present, singular) bowdlerising (participle, present) bowdlerised (participle, past) bowdlerised (past)

Derived Forms

bowdleriser

Synonyms

bowdlerize expurgate castrate shorten

Questions

What does bowdlerise mean?
Alternative form of bowdlerize.
Where does bowdlerise come from?
From Bowdler + -ise.

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