bowdlerise vs shorten

bowdlerise and shorten both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bowdlerise and shorten are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of bowdlerise include bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate.

As verbs, shorten is a hypernym of bowdlerise; that is, shorten is a word with a broader meaning than bowdlerise:

Other hypernyms of bowdlerise include abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce.

bowdlerise (verb)	shorten (verb)
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate	become short or shorter
	make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
	make short or shorter