Verb has 1 sense

• bowdlerise(v = verb.change) bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

Derived form noun bowdler₁, noun bowdlerisation₁, noun bowdlerisation₂, noun bowdleriser₁
Sample sentence:
They won't %s the story