CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOWDLERIZE
PRESENT
Present
I bowdlerize
you bowdlerize
he/she/it bowdlerizes
we bowdlerize
you bowdlerize
they bowdlerize
Present continuous
I am bowdlerizing
you are bowdlerizing
he/she/it is bowdlerizing
we are bowdlerizing
you are bowdlerizing
they are bowdlerizing
Present perfect
I have bowdlerized
you have bowdlerized
he/she/it has bowdlerized
we have bowdlerized
you have bowdlerized
they have bowdlerized
Present perfect continuous
I have been bowdlerizing
you have been bowdlerizing
he/she/it has been bowdlerizing
we have been bowdlerizing
you have been bowdlerizing
they have been bowdlerizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I bowdlerized
you bowdlerized
he/she/it bowdlerized
we bowdlerized
you bowdlerized
they bowdlerized
Past continuous
I was bowdlerizing
you were bowdlerizing
he/she/it was bowdlerizing
we were bowdlerizing
you were bowdlerizing
they were bowdlerizing
Past perfect
I had bowdlerized
you had bowdlerized
he/she/it had bowdlerized
we had bowdlerized
you had bowdlerized
they had bowdlerized
Past perfect continuous
I had been bowdlerizing
you had been bowdlerizing
he/she/it had been bowdlerizing
we had been bowdlerizing
you had been bowdlerizing
they had been bowdlerizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bowdlerize
you will bowdlerize
he/she/it will bowdlerize
we will bowdlerize
you will bowdlerize
they will bowdlerize
Future continuous
I will be bowdlerizing
you will be bowdlerizing
he/she/it will be bowdlerizing
we will be bowdlerizing
you will be bowdlerizing
they will be bowdlerizing
Future perfect
I will have bowdlerized
you will have bowdlerized
he/she/it will have bowdlerized
we will have bowdlerized
you will have bowdlerized
they will have bowdlerized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bowdlerizing
you will have been bowdlerizing
he/she/it will have been bowdlerizing
we will have been bowdlerizing
you will have been bowdlerizing
they will have been bowdlerizing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bowdlerize
you would bowdlerize
he/she/it would bowdlerize
we would bowdlerize
you would bowdlerize
they would bowdlerize
Conditional continuous
I would be bowdlerizing
you would be bowdlerizing
he/she/it would be bowdlerizing
we would be bowdlerizing
you would be bowdlerizing
they would be bowdlerizing
Conditional perfect
I would have bowdlerize
you would have bowdlerize
he/she/it would have bowdlerize
we would have bowdlerize
you would have bowdlerize
they would have bowdlerize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bowdlerizing
you would have been bowdlerizing
he/she/it would have been bowdlerizing
we would have been bowdlerizing
you would have been bowdlerizing
they would have been bowdlerizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bowdlerize
we let´s bowdlerize
you bowdlerize
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
bowdlerized
Present Participle
bowdlerizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOWDLERIZE»
Discover the use of
bowdlerize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bowdlerize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, ...
The word Bowdlerize, first used apparently in 1836, has become common (
usually as Bowdlerize) since about 1870, with a whole train of derivatives —
Bowdlerism, Bowd/erizalion, Bowdlerizer, Sec. — and is rarely used save with
sovereign ...
Robert Chambers, David Patrick, 1910
2
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
bowdlerize. 19. free of the shackles of computerdom and are roaming at will in
the real world. In particular, you often see the verb reboot in nondigital contexts,
where it means "to make a fresh start." ...
3
A New Dictionary of Eponyms
Do you approve of censoring the works of great writers?
4
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
bowdlerize 80 Another example, from Gaile Robinson, the Los Angeles Times,
May 4, 1995: Wanna-be models, lacking the looks, the will and the sense to
understand their precarious position, are junk food for modeling's predators and
bottom ...
Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber, 1999
bowdlerize satirical poem “Dulot vaincu” (Dulot Defeated, 1654). The bouts-rimés
were popular with the nineteenth-century French Parnassians, who valued skill-
ful rhymes almost above all else. The game had some life in nineteenth- century
...
6
Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of ...
To bowdlerize is to censor something and weed out any profane or sexual
language, and is usually meant negatively. The word is a tribute to Thomas
Bowdler who published The Family Shakespeare in 1818. Bowdler was irked that
a man ...
7
Advanced Learner's Dictionary
origin uncertain, bowdlerize ('baudla.raiz) vb remove passages considered
vulgar from (a book, etc.). SEE PANEL bowel ('baual) n the intestine, bowels pi a
1 the intestines. 2 the innermost parts: the bowels of the earth < ultimately Latin ...
8
Dictionary of Word Origins: A History of the Words, ...
BOUDOIR BOWDLERIZE BOYCOTT BRAND NEW Boudoir. Why is a "boudoir"
called that? Because it is a room to which a lady may retire to sulk and pout. The
term comes from the French bonder, meaning "to pout" or "sulk." The first
boudoirs ...
9
Power Verbs for Managers and Executives: Hundreds of Verbs ...
BOWDLERIZE. (1) censor; to clean up a document by deleting or changing
offensive words or passages; to expurgate Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) “'Thejob
ofsecond-in-command wasn't worth a warm bucket of spit' is what John Garner ...
bowdlerize. (BODE-ler-ize) verb to remove words or phrases from a book that are
considered offensive or indecent; expurgate. The Grimms sought to thoroughly
sanitize and bowdlerize German and European folk tales so that they might be ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOWDLERIZE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bowdlerize is used in the context of the following news items.
BAYHAM: In Defense Of General Beauregard
... this November, city leaders should at least perform due diligence in learning about the man whose monument they seek to bowdlerize. «The Hayride, Jun 15»
Word of the Day | bowdlerize
The word bowdlerize has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year, including on Oct. 4 in the Op-Ed essay “Slang for the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
A Look Back as NY Mayoralty Marks 350 Years
As recently as 1974, Paul O'Dwyer, the Irish-born president of the City Council, orchestrated a successful campaign to bowdlerize the official ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
SoundTreks: Pitch Perfect 2
Do they have to bowdlerize Montel Jordan into “Ziss is how vee dö it?” I also appreciate that The Green Bay Packers are credited as singers. «Crave Online, May 15»
Interview–Kirsten Powers on 'The Silencing': Obama 'Normalized …
KP: My goal was more to establish the fact that it was happening because whenever I would bring this up to people they would often bowdlerize ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
Guitar solos are getting the ax in country music songs
Sometimes, country music producers bowdlerize songs preemptively, before they even leave the studio. “Trans Am” by Thompson Square, ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
America's Insecurities at Home and Abroad
They do more than encourage escapism; do more than bowdlerize recent history in ways that whitewash crimes, justify criminal deceit and ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
"Funky Monkey" and Pearson Fail the Test
The time has come to bowdlerize his posits, send him many furlongs away, and maroon him there, maybe Cuba? I think the best word here is ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
App That Aims To Make Books 'Squeaky Clean' Draws Ire From …
In the years since, the attempt has accrued a fair bit of infamy, and the term "Bowdlerize" is now something of a dirty word itself for many writers ... «NPR, Mar 15»
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Another example is bowdlerize, "to expurgate in editing by expunging words or passages considered offensive or indelicate," named for ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
