Censor synonyms

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restrict
(Specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
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forbid
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
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sanction (antonym)
To give official authorization or approval to:
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inspector
A police officer ranking next below superintendent.
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enforce censorship
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cut
(Slang) To write.
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control the flow of news
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delete
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
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inspect
To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
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bleep
To emit a bleep or bleeps.
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prohibit
To prohibit is to forbid someone from doing something or to prevent something from being done.
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stifle free expression
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control
To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
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strike out
(Ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
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suppress
To curtail or inhibit the activity of something, such as the immune system or a gene.
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ban
To prohibit (an action) or forbid the use of (something), especially by official decree:
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withhold
To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
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oversee
To survey; watch
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abridge
(Archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350)]
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edit
To supervise the publication of and set the policy for (a newspaper, periodical, reference book, etc.)
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edit-out
To remove before publication or broadcasting (as an editorial decision).
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examine
To determine the qualifications, aptitude, or skills of by means of questions or exercises:
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expurgate
To edit out rude, incorrect, offensive, useless, or otherwise undesirable information from a book, CD or other publication; to cleanse; to purge.
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bowdlerize
Alternative form of bowdlerize.
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review
Review is defined as to look over, examine or study someone or something again.
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criticize
To analyze and judge as a critic
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exert pressure
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conceal
To keep from another's knowledge; keep secret
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refuse transmission
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prevent publication
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blacklist
To place on or as if on a blacklist.
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throttle the press
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debase freedom of speech
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bleep-out
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep
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blue-pencil
(Politics, slang) To use a line-item veto
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black out
To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.
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stifle
To interrupt or cut off.
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examiner (related)
A person who examines, specif. one whose work is examining records, people, etc.
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restrain (related)
To restrain is defined as to hold back or keep under control.
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calumnious
Full of calumnies; slanderous
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castigative
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censorial
Relating to a censor
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censorious
Implying or expressing censure.
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condemnatory
Serving to condemn or censure
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defamatory
Used in reference to an utterance, to indicate that it is false and harmful to the reputation of another.
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faultfinding
Disposed to find fault; critical.
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slanderous
Characterized by or constituting slander
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stigmatic
Of, like, or having a stigma, stigmas, or stigmata
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vituperative
Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.
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caviler
A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
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censurer
One who censures.
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critic
The definition of a critic is someone who evaluates or makes judgments on people or things, or a person whose job it is to evaluate and write about what they experience, especially art, literature and food.
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detractor
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
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reviewer
A person who reviews; esp., one who reviews books, plays, etc. as for a newspaper
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blip
(Intransitive) To change state abruptly, such as between off and on or dark and light, sometimes implying motion.
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interdict
To confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of:
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muzzle
Muzzle is defined as to prevent from biting or making noise.
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proscribe
To denounce or forbid the practice, use, etc. of; interdict
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purge
To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
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remove
To change one's place of residence or business; move:
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allow (antonym)
To let do or happen; permit:
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permit (antonym)
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
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approve (antonym)
(Intransitive) To consider or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
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endorse (antonym)
To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction:
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hush
To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
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keep (or put) a lid on
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include (related)
To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
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show (related)
Show is defined as to bring into view, teach, or display.
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restrictionist
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criticule
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protectionist
Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.
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smellfungus
Faultfinder, complainer, grumbler
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censorship (related)
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vilify (related)
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judge
(--- Law) A public official who hears and decides cases or matters in a forum other than a court, such as an administrative proceeding.
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expurgator
One who expurgates.
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guardian of morals
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kill
To thwart passage of; veto:
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screen
To select or discard in this way
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anti-semitic (related)
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Censor Sentence Examples

  • His job was to censor matter voluntarily submitted by the Press.

  • After occupying the positions of procurator of the Jesuits at Rome and censor (calificador) of the Inquisition at Madrid, Acuna returned to South America, where he died, probably soon after 1675.

  • In 3 12 B.C. he was elected censor without having passed through the office of consul.

  • The British Censor found this film so subversive that he banned it for nineteen years.

  • On his return to Rome at the end of three years he was made censor, raised to the rank of patrician, and appointed governor of Aquitania (74-78).

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