censor
To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films,…To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
» Let's see if that gets past the censors.
Посмотрим, пройдет ли это цензуру. — sharptoothed
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2 senses(transitive)To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
The people responsible for censoring films have seen some startling things in their time.
Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance
zensieren
цензури́роватьcenzurírovatʹ, цензуроватьcenzurovatʹ, подверга́ть цензуреpodvergátʹ cenzure
цензуруватиcenzuruvaty
(transitive)To partially obscure an observation.
Early dropout is one cause of right-censoring.
- subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
- forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
Examples
46 sentencesLet's see if that gets past the censors.
ruПосмотрим, пройдет ли это цензуру. — sharptoothed
We don't censor anything.
deWir zensieren nichts. — Luiaard
Sami censored some of his video.
Does this need to be censored?
The news was censored for the time being.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is borrowed from Latin cēnsor (“magistrate; critic”), from cēnseō (“to give an opThe noun is borrowed from Latin cēnsor (“magistrate; critic”), from cēnseō (“to give an opinion, judge; to assess, reckon; to decree, determine”) + -sor (variant of -tor (suffix forming masculine agent nouns)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The English word is cognate with Late Middle English sensour, Proto-Iranian *cánhati (“to declare; to explain”), Sanskrit शंसति (śaṃsati, “to declare”).
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Forms
censors, censoring, censored, censoredSynonyms
5 synonyms- forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper):ban
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle