abbreviate
abridge
bleach
blot out
blue-pencil
bowdlerise
cancel
censor
clean
clean out
clean up
cleanse
clear out
cross out
cut
delete
delouse
depurate
deterge
dry-clean
dust
dust off
edit
edit out
erase
expunge
expurgate
freshen
kill
lustrate
omit
purge
purify
reform
rescind
rub out
scavenge
shorten
spruce
steam-clean
strike
strike off
strike out
sweep out
sweeten
tidy
void
whiten
contract
foreshorten
reduce
bowdlerized
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizing