censor
[ sen-ser ]
/ ˈsɛn sər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to examine and act upon as a censor.
to delete (a word or passage of text) in one's capacity as a censor.
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censor
/ (ˈsɛnsə) /
noun
a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc
any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds
(in republican Rome) either of two senior magistrates elected to keep the list of citizens up to date, control aspects of public finance, and supervise public morals
psychoanal the postulated factor responsible for regulating the translation of ideas and desires from the unconscious to the conscious mindSee also superego
verb (tr)
to ban or cut portions of (a publication, film, letter, etc)
to act as a censor of (behaviour, etc)
Derived forms of censor
censorable, adjectivecensorial (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for censor
C16: from Latin, from cēnsēre to consider, assess
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