blue-pencilled
Cut by editor
Blue-pencilled means edited or censored, from the traditional use of blue pencils by editors to mark deletions and corrections on manuscripts.
To blue-pencil something is to cut or revise it, often by removing objectionable content: The censors blue-pencilled several scenes from the film.
Also spelled blue-penciled.
Forcibly held down
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
removed · banned · prohibited · blocked · silenced · scrubbed · omitted · restricted
suppressed
Forcibly held down
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
sanitized · removed · banned · prohibited · blocked · silenced · scrubbed · omitted · restricted · vetoed
edited
Altered for improvement
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- correctedFixed what was wrong
- censoredSuppressed from publication
redacted · proofread · marked-up · amended · modified · copy-edited · annotated · deleted · excised · rewritten
cut
Severance or reduction
axed · eliminated · struck · removed · curtailed · downsized · pruned · rejected · vetoed · denied
blue-pencilledapproved
Officially accepted or permitted
accepted · passed · greenlit · retained · sanctioned
blue-pencilledpreserved
Kept from deterioration
retained · kept · restored · uncensored · unedited
blue-pencilleduncensored
Without removed content
uncut · unexpurgated · unsuppressed · unrestricted · permitted
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