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censor
prohibit or restrict the use of something: They censor motorcycles in the cemetery.
Not to be confused with:
censer – a container in which incense is burned: He lighted the censer on the altar.
censure – criticize harshly; reprove; condemn: He was censured for his use of profanity.
sensor – a device that detects and responds to a signal or stimulus: A smoke alarm is an essential sensor in case of fire.
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cen·sor
(sĕn′sər)n.
1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.
2. An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security.
3. One that condemns or censures.
4. One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals.
5. Psychology The component of the unconscious that is posited by psychoanalytic theory to be responsible for preventing certain thoughts or feelings from reaching the conscious mind.
tr.v. cen·sored, cen·sor·ing, cen·sors
To examine and expurgate.
cen′sor·a·ble adj.
cen·so′ri·al (sĕn-sôr′ē-əl) adj.
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censor
(ˈsɛnsə)n
1. 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
2. any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds
3. (Historical Terms) (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
4. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the postulated factor responsible for regulating the translation of ideas and desires from the unconscious to the conscious mind. See also superego
vb (tr)
5. to ban or cut portions of (a publication, film, letter, etc)
6. to act as a censor of (behaviour, etc)
[C16: from Latin, from cēnsēre to consider, assess]
ˈcensorable adj
censorial adj
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cen•sor
(ˈsɛn sər)n.
1. an official who examines literature, television programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or deleting parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
2. an adverse critic; faultfinder.
3. (in the ancient Roman republic) either of two officials who kept the register or census of the citizens, awarded public contracts, and supervised manners and morals.
v.t. 4. to examine and act upon as a censor.
[1525–35; < Latin cēnsor, derivative of cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess]
cen•so′ri•al (-ˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-) adj.
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censor
Past participle: censored
Gerund: censoring
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| I censor |
| you censor |
| he/she/it censors |
| we censor |
| you censor |
| they censor |
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| I censored |
| you censored |
| he/she/it censored |
| we censored |
| you censored |
| they censored |
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| I am censoring |
| you are censoring |
| he/she/it is censoring |
| we are censoring |
| you are censoring |
| they are censoring |
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| I have censored |
| you have censored |
| he/she/it has censored |
| we have censored |
| you have censored |
| they have censored |
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| I was censoring |
| you were censoring |
| he/she/it was censoring |
| we were censoring |
| you were censoring |
| they were censoring |
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| I had censored |
| you had censored |
| he/she/it had censored |
| we had censored |
| you had censored |
| they had censored |
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| I will censor |
| you will censor |
| he/she/it will censor |
| we will censor |
| you will censor |
| they will censor |
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| I will have censored |
| you will have censored |
| he/she/it will have censored |
| we will have censored |
| you will have censored |
| they will have censored |
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| I will be censoring |
| you will be censoring |
| he/she/it will be censoring |
| we will be censoring |
| you will be censoring |
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| I have been censoring |
| you have been censoring |
| he/she/it has been censoring |
| we have been censoring |
| you have been censoring |
| they have been censoring |
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| I will have been censoring |
| you will have been censoring |
| he/she/it will have been censoring |
| we will have been censoring |
| you will have been censoring |
| they will have been censoring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been censoring |
| you had been censoring |
| he/she/it had been censoring |
| we had been censoring |
| you had been censoring |
| they had been censoring |
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| I would censor |
| you would censor |
| he/she/it would censor |
| we would censor |
| you would censor |
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| I would have censored |
| you would have censored |
| he/she/it would have censored |
| we would have censored |
| you would have censored |
| they would have censored |
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Noun 1. censor - someone who censures or condemns
2. censor - 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
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Verb 1. [画像:censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)]censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
2. censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"
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censor
verb expurgate, cut, blue-pencil, bowdlerize Most TV companies tend to censor bad language in feature films.
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censor
verb1. To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:
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Translations
رَقيبُ الأفْلاممُراقِب مطبوعاتيُراقِب
cenzorcenzurovat
censorcensurere
arvostelijamoraalinvartijasensorisensuroidaydinminä
צינזרצנזור
cenzorcenzúráz
ritskoîaritskoîandi
cenzoriuscenzūracenzūruotilabai kritiškas
cenzētcenzors
cenzorcenzurovať
sansür memurusansür subayısansür yapmak/etmek
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censor
(ˈsensə) noun1. an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people. Part of his film has been banned by the censor. sensor رَقيبُ الأفْلام тел. цензор censor cenzor der Zensor censor λογοκριτής censor tsensor سانسور کننده tarkastaja censeur/-eure צנזורה अधिकारी जो फिल्म इत्यादि का निरीक्षण करता है और उसके पास उसका कोई अंश हटाने का अधिकार है cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 (영화) 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censor sensor cenzor سانسور كونكۍ (هغه ما مور چه چاپ شوې اّثار، فلمونه ډرامې تلګرامو نه، مكتوبونه ګورى او دضبطولو صلاحيت يې لرې censor cenzor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor, censur เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบภาพยนตร์ sansür memuru (電影等)審查官 цензор مخرب الاخلاق چیزیں ہٹنے کے لئے فلموں کا معائنہ کرنے والا اہل کار nhân viên kiểm duyệt (电影等)审查官
2. an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc. sensor مُراقِب مطبوعات цвнзор на кореспонденция censor cenzor der Zensor censor λογοκριτής censor tsensor سانسورچی نامه ها sensori censeur צנזור सेना में पत्रों का निरीक्षण करने वाला अधिकारी cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censor sensor, inspektør cenzor سانسور کونکی censor cenzor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบเอกสาร sansür subayı (信件等)檢查員 цензор خطوط کا معائنہ کرنے والا شخص người kiểm duyệt (信件等)检查员
verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored. sensor يُراقِب цензурирам censurar cenzurovat zensieren censurere λογοκρίνω censurar tsenseerima سانسور کردن sensuroida censurer לְצַנזֵר काट-छांट करना cenzurirati cenzúráz disensor ritskoða censurare 検閲する 검열하다 cenzūruoti cenzēt ditapis censureren sensurere cenzurować سانسور کول censurar a cenzura подвергать цензуре cenzurovať cenzurirati cenzurisati censurera ตัดออกด้วยอํานาจของผู้ตรวจสอบ sansür yapmak/etmek 審查 піддавати цензурі خطوط کا معائنہ کرنا kiểm duyệt 审查
cenˈsorious (-ˈsoː-) adjective very critical. She is censorious about the behaviour of young people. sensoragtig قاسٍ في نَقْدِهِ придричив crítico kritický, odsuzující kritisch kritisk; fordømmende επικριτικός hipercrítico ülikriitiline انتقاد آمیز؛ خرده گیر kriittinen hypercritique בִּקוֹרתִי आलोचक vrlo kritičan bírál(gat)ó suka mencela gagnrÿninn, dómharður ipercritico 非難をする 몹시 비판적인 labai kritiškas, griežtas kritisks mencela vitterig fordømmende, dømmesyk surowy كرمو ونكى، منقد، عيب لټوونكى crítico (foarte) sever; critic придирчивый (prehnane) kritický kritičen, strog kritički nastrojen kritisk, fördömande ที่พยายามมองหาข้อผิดพลาดอยู่เสมอ eleştirici/tenkitçi 愛挑剔的 суворий; схильний осуджувати نہایت تنقیدی phê bình 爱挑剔的
ˈcensorship noun the policy of censoring. Some people disapprove of censorship. sensuur رَقابَه، مُراقَبَةُ المَطْبوعات цензура censura cenzura, cenzorství die Zensur censur λογοκρισία censura tsensuur سانسور؛ تفتیش sensuuri censure צנזורה सेन्सरशिप služba cenzora cenzúra sensor ritskoðun censura 検閲 검열제도 cenzūra cenzūra penapisan censuur sensur cenzura سانسور،هیت censura cenzură цензура cenzúra cenzura cenzura censur การตรวจสอบสื่อต่างๆ เพื่อตัดส่วนที่ไม่เหมาะสมออก sansür 審查(制度) цензура محتسبانہ sự kiểm duyệt 审查(制度)
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