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censor

/ˈsɛnsɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Censor means: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper).

Synonyms for censor7

verb, as in forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

ban

also used for censor

censorian, censurer, bowdlerize, expurgate, expunge, redact

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What does censor mean?4

verb

1

forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

2

subject to political, religious, or moral censorship“This magazine is censored by the government”

noun

1

someone who censures or condemns

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with censor?4

two syllables

spencertensordenser

three syllables

dispenser
Show 40 near rhymes
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Censor in a sentence

  • In deleting his comments, censor-boy maims the record.halfb1t
  • It'd be very convenient if we could censor this kind of comment.marcelostockle
  • Sami had to censor some parts of the video.OsoHombre
  • Treating disagreement as censorship is a pretext to censor disagreement.rul
  • Let's see if that gets past the censors.CM
  • Do not censor me, I am free to express my opinions.Gib
  • I wonder which country will be the first to censor Tatoeba.sysko
  • I wonder what country will censor Tatoeba first.driada

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of censor

as a noun

plural
censors

as a verb

past tense
censored
present participle
censoring
third-person singular
censors
past participle
censored