bowdlerize
Pronunciation: /ˈbōdləˌrīz, ˈboud-
verb
[with object]
Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective: (as adjective bowdlerized) a bowdlerized version of the story
Origin
mid 19th century: from the name of Dr. Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -ize.
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Bob liked to bemuse his readers and bowdlerized his own writing. He thought it was funny.
His readers, all six of them, decided not to bother reading his second book.
