Term: bowdlerization: the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: ascaphus: type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: lily of the valley: low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: love: a score of zero in tennis or squash
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: motormouth: someone who talks incessantly
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: hydrofluoric acid: a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: presbytery: building reserved for the officiating clergy
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: percolate: the product of percolation
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: pyromania: an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: gynecomastia: excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)
Broader: expurgation: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Unrelated: flower garden: a garden featuring flowering plants