bowdlerize vs delete

bowdlerize

• To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly. 

delete

• To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. 

• To kill or murder. 

• To defeat or dominate. 

• A remainder of a music or video release. 

• The delete character (U+007F or %7F). 

• A deletion.