censor

censor

prohibit or restrict the use of something: They censor motorcycles in the cemetery.

Not to be confused with:

censer – a container in which incense is burned: He lighted the censer on the altar.

censure – criticize harshly; reprove; condemn: He was censured for his use of profanity.

sensor – a device that detects and responds to a signal or stimulus: A smoke alarm is an essential sensor in case of fire.

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cen·sor

 (sĕn′sər)

n.

1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.

2. An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security.

3. One that condemns or censures.

4. One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals.

5. Psychology The component of the unconscious that is posited by psychoanalytic theory to be responsible for preventing certain thoughts or feelings from reaching the conscious mind.

tr.v. cen·sored, cen·sor·ing, cen·sors

To examine and expurgate.

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[Latin cēnsor, Roman censor, from cēnsēre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.]

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cen′sor·a·ble adj.

cen·so′ri·al (sĕn-sôr′ē-əl) adj.

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censor

(ˈsɛnsə)

n

1. a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc

2. any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds

3. (Historical Terms) (in republican Rome) either of two senior magistrates elected to keep the list of citizens up to date, control aspects of public finance, and supervise public morals

4. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the postulated factor responsible for regulating the translation of ideas and desires from the unconscious to the conscious mind. See also superego

vb (tr)

5. to ban or cut portions of (a publication, film, letter, etc)

6. to act as a censor of (behaviour, etc)

[C16: from Latin, from cēnsēre to consider, assess]

ˈcensorable adj

censorial adj

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cen•sor

(ˈsɛn sər)

n.

1. an official who examines literature, television programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or deleting parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.

2. an adverse critic; faultfinder.

3. (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.

v.t.

4. to examine and act upon as a censor.

[1525–35; < Latin cēnsor, derivative of cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess]

cen•so′ri•al (-ˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-) adj.

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censor

Past participle: censored
Gerund: censoring

Imperative

censor

censor

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	censor - someone who censures or condemns individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	censor - a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Verb	1.	censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) ban medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
	2.	censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" blue-pencil, delete, edit - cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

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censor

verb expurgate, cut, blue-pencil, bowdlerize Most TV companies tend to censor bad language in feature films.

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censor

verb

1. To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission:

bowdlerize, expurgate, screen.

2. To keep from being published or transmitted:

ban, black out, hush (up), stifle, suppress.

Idiom: keep a lid on.

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Translations

رَقيبُ الأفْلاممُراقِب مطبوعاتيُراقِب

cenzorcenzurovat

censorcensurere

zensierenZensor

κήνσορας

censor

arvostelijamoraalinvartijasensorisensuroidaydinminä

censurercaviardercenseur

צינזרצנזור

cenzorcenzúráz

ritskoîaritskoîandi

censorecensurare

cenzoriuscenzūracenzūruotilabai kritiškas

cenzētcenzors

inspektørsensorsensurere

цензорцензурацензуроватьподвергать цензурепросматривать

cenzorcenzurovať

sansür memurusansür subayısansür yapmak/etmek

审查审查官检查员

censor

[ˈsensəʳ]

A. N → censor(a) m/f

B. VT → censurar

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censor

[ˈsɛnsə^r]

n → censeur m

vt

[+ films, books, internet] → censurer; [+ letter] → censurer

(= edit) [+ news, replies] → censurer

(= cut) [+ picture, scene] → couper; [+ word] → supprimer

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censor

n → Zensor m

vt → zensieren; (= remove) chapter → herausnehmen

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censor

[ˈsɛnsəʳ]

1. n → censore m

2. vt → censurare, sottoporre a censura

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censor

(ˈsensə) noun

1. an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people. Part of his film has been banned by the censor. sensor رَقيبُ الأفْلام тел. цензор censor cenzor der Zensor censor λογοκριτήςcensor tsensor سانسور کننده tarkastaja censeur/-eure צנזורה अधिकारी जो फिल्म इत्यादि का निरीक्षण करता है और उसके पास उसका कोई अंश हटाने का अधिकार है cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 (영화) 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censorsensor cenzor سانسور كونكۍ (هغه ما مور چه چاپ شوې اّثار، فلمونه ډرامې تلګرامو نه، مكتوبونه ګورى او دضبطولو صلاحيت يې لرې censor cen­zor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor, censur เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบภาพยนตร์ sansür memuru (電影等)審查官 цензор مخرب الاخلاق چیزیں ہٹنے کے لئے فلموں کا معائنہ کرنے والا اہل کار nhân viên kiểm duyệt （电影等）审查官

2. an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc. sensor مُراقِب مطبوعات цвнзор на кореспонденция censor cenzor der Zensor censor λογοκριτήςcensor tsensor سانسورچی نامه ها sensori censeurצנזור सेना में पत्रों का निरीक्षण करने वाला अधिकारी cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censorsensor, inspektør cenzor سانسور کونکی censor cenzor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบเอกสาร sansür subayı (信件等)檢查員 цензор خطوط کا معائنہ کرنے والا شخص người kiểm duyệt （信件等）检查员

verb

This film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored. sensor يُراقِب цензурирам censurar cenzurovat zensieren censurere λογοκρίνωcensurar tsenseerima سانسور کردن sensuroida censurer לְצַנזֵר काट-छांट करना cenzurirati cenzúráz disensor ritskoða censurare 検閲する 검열하다 cenzūruoti cenzēt ditapis censurerensensurerecenzurować سانسور کول censurar a cenzura подвергать цензуре cenzurovať cenzurirati cenzurisati censurera ตัดออกด้วยอำนาจของผู้ตรวจสอบ sansür yapmak/etmek 審查 піддавати цензурі خطوط کا معائنہ کرنا kiểm duyệt 审查

cenˈsorious (-ˈsoː-) adjective

very critical. She is censorious about the behaviour of young people. sensoragtig قاسٍ في نَقْدِهِ придричив crítico kritický, odsuzující kritisch kritisk; fordømmende επικριτικόςhipercrítico ülikriitiline انتقاد آمیز؛ خرده گیر kriittinen hypercritique בִּקוֹרתִי आलोचक vrlo kritičan bírál(gat)ó suka mencela gagnrÿninn, dómharður ipercritico 非難をする 몹시 비판적인 labai kritiškas, griežtas kritisks mencela vitterigfordømmende, dømmesyksurowy كرمو ونكى، منقد، عيب لټوونكى crítico (foarte) sever; critic придирчивый (prehnane) kritický kritičen, strog kritički nastrojen kritisk, fördömande ที่พยายามมองหาข้อผิดพลาดอยู่เสมอ eleştirici/tenkitçi 愛挑剔的 суворий; схильний осуджувати نہایت تنقیدی phê bình 爱挑剔的

ˈcensorship noun

the policy of censoring. Some people disapprove of censorship. sensuur رَقابَه، مُراقَبَةُ المَطْبوعات цензура censura cenzura, cenzorství die Zensur censur λογοκρισίαcensura tsensuur سانسور؛ تفتیش sensuuri censureצנזורה सेन्सरशिप služba cenzora cenzúra sensor ritskoðun censura 検閲 검열제도 cenzūra cenzūra penapisan censuursensurcenzura سانسور،هیت censura cenzură цензура cenzúra cenzura cenzura censur การตรวจสอบสื่อต่างๆ เพื่อตัดส่วนที่ไม่เหมาะสมออก sansür 審查(制度) цензура محتسبانہ sự kiểm duyệt 审查（制度）

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