Difference between Bowdlerise and Castrate

What is the difference between Bowdlerise and Castrate?

Bowdlerise as a verb is to remove those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar or adult in nature. while Castrate as a verb is to remove the testicles of.

Bowdlerise

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To remove those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar or adult in nature. To remove those parts of a text considered to be damaging to an authority.

Castrate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To remove the testicles of.To remove the ovaries of.

We hope you now know whether to use Bowdlerise or Castrate in your sentence.

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