Definition of Bowdlerisation

Noun: bowdlerisation ,bowd-lu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,bowd-lu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: bowdlerization)

Written material that has been bowdlerized
- bowdlerization
The act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
- bowdlerization