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Bowdlerize means change out the swear words. i.e., expurgate them. [ex = out of , purg = cleanse, ate = verb] Thomas Bowdler was a guy who published a women-an
by zackattack 17y ago
Bowdlerize means change out the swear words. i.e., expurgate them. [ex = out of , purg = cleanse, ate = verb]
Thomas Bowdler was a guy who published a women-and-children friendly translation of Shakespeare.
I regret posting this, because I strongly suspect the more time-consuming process of actually looking up a word would improve retention. This is because declarative memory is actually condensed episodic memory.
Even better, look it up yourself after reading this post! At a different time and a different location!