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censoring

cen·sor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-ser]
    • /ˈsɛn sər/
    • /ˈsen.sər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-ser]
    • /ˈsɛn sər/

Definitions of censoring word

  • noun censoring any person who supervises the manners or morality of others. 2
  • noun censoring an adverse critic; faultfinder. 2
  • noun censoring an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. 1
  • noun censoring (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. 1
  • noun censoring (in early Freudian dream theory) the force that represses ideas, impulses, and feelings, and prevents them from entering consciousness in their original, undisguised forms. 1
  • verb with object censoring to examine and act upon as a censor. 1

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Origin of censoring

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin cēnsor, equivalent to cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess + -tor -tor; -sor for *-stor by analogy with derivatives from dentals, as tōnsor barber (see tonsorial)

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Parts of speech for Censoring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

censoring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

censoring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for censoring

adjective censoring

  • suppressive — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.

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