bowdlerise vs expurgate

bowdlerise and expurgate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bowdlerise and expurgate are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of bowdlerise include bowdlerize, castrate, shorten.

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