bowdlerize
verb [ T ] disapproving (also Bowdlerize); (UK usually bowdlerise, Bowdlerise) uk/ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/ us/ˈbaʊd.lə.raɪz/ us/ˈboʊd.lə.raɪz/
(对不适宜或具有冒犯性的内容进行)删节,删改
to remove words or parts from a book, play, or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive
The version of the play that I saw had been horribly bowdlerized. 我所看到的这部戏的版本已被删改得面目全非。
Synonym: expurgate