English dictionary
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English noun: censor | |||
| 1. | censor (person) someone who censures or condemns | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 2. | censor (person) a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | functionary, official | ||
English verb: censor | |||
| 1. | censor (social) forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue censor the movie | ||
| Synonyms | ban | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | embargo | ||
| Domain category | medium | ||
| 2. | censor (cognition) subject to political, religious, or moral censorship | ||
| Samples | This magazine is censored by the government. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blue-pencil, delete, edit | ||
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