14
censor(noun, verb, cut, show, remove)
14
expunge(verb, remove, arrange, organize, pick)
11
edit(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
10
bowdlerize(verb, cut, show, hurt, remove)
10
clean(verb, restore, scrub, wipe, scour)
10
erase(verb, remove, arrange, organize, pick)
10
purge(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
9
cleanse(verb, cut, arrange, clean, organize)
9
purify(verb, cut, remove, suppress, arrange)
8
delete(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
7
bowdlerise(verb, clean up)
6
castrate
6
cut(verb, remove, suppress, restrict, withhold)
6
depurate(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
6
shorten
5
abbreviate(verb, shorten)
5
deterge(verb, arrange, organize, pick, sweep)
4
abridge(verb, cut, remove, suppress, restrict)
4
cancel(verb, obliterate)
4
clarify(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
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