bowdlerize vs expurgate

bowdlerize and expurgate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bowdlerize and expurgate are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of bowdlerize include bowdlerise, castrate, shorten.

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