| Main Entry: |
censor |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
forbid; ban; selectively remove |
Synonyms: |
abridge, black out, blacklist, bleach, bleep, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, clean up,
conceal,
control, cork,
criticize,
cut, decontaminate,
delete, drop the iron curtain,
edit,
examine, excise, expurgate, exscind,
inspect, launder,
narrow,
oversee, prevent publication,
purge,
purify, put the lid on, refuse transmission,
repress,
restrain,
restrict,
review,
revile, sanitize, scissor out, squelch, sterilize, strike out, supervise communications,
suppress,
withhold
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| Notes: |
to censor is to disallow portions or the entireties of books, plays, etc. on the grounds that they transgress propriety, 'to scrutinize, revise, or cut,' expurgate or suppress; to censure is to criticize vehemently or harshly, or condemn |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, endorse, permit, sanction
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