bowdlerise vs bowdlerize

bowdlerise and bowdlerize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bowdlerise	No	No	Yes	No
bowdlerize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bowdlerise and bowdlerize are synonyms defined as:

bowdlerise and bowdlerize: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Other synonyms of bowdlerise include castrate, expurgate, shorten.

bowdlerise (verb)	bowdlerize (verb)
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate