censure
To criticize harshlyTo criticize harshly.
» Will you screen me from public censure?
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3 senses(transitive)To criticize harshly.
tadeln, monieren, kritisieren
(transitive)To formally rebuke.
tadeln, Verweis erteilen, Rüge erteilen
rebuke formally
(obsolete, transitive)To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
Examples
16 sentencesWill you screen me from public censure?
Parliament formally censures ministers for serious misconduct.
He censured me for what I had done.
deEr tadelte mich für das, was ich getan hatte. — Naina
Politicians are always censured for outrageous or inappropriate behavior.
dePolitiker werden stets getadelt für skandalöses und unangebrachtes Verhalten. — MUIRIEL
The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's offiFrom 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censēre (“to consider, to assess, to value, to judge, to tax, etc.”).
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Forms
censures, censuring, censured, censuredSynonyms
87 synonymsWord family
12 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