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- [bloo pen-suh l]
- /blu ˈpɛn səl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo pen-suh l]
- /blu ˈpɛn səl/
Definitions of blue pencil words
- noun blue pencil deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete parts of (a book, film, etc), esp to censor 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor 3
- verb transitive blue pencil to edit, cross out, or correct with or as with a blue pencil 3
- verb with object blue pencil to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript. 1
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Origin of blue pencil
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
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Parts of speech for Blue pencil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blue pencil popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
blue pencil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blue pencil
verb blue pencil
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- snip — to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
noun blue pencil
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- forbidding — grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
Antonyms for blue pencil
verb blue pencil
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- release — to lease again.
noun blue pencil
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- recommendation — an act of recommending.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
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