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Word: Censor
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in censor (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛnsə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it
Short Definition:examine (book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it
Examples:- the report had been censored ‘in the national interest’
- the letters she received were censored
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