censor

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I - noun

1. someone who censures or condemns
• Derivationally related forms:
censorial, censorious
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
censorial, censorship
• Hypernyms:
official, functionary

II - verb

1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
• Syn:
ban
• Derivationally related forms:
ban (for: ban)
• Topics:
medium
• Hypernyms:
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
• Hyponyms:
embargo
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Sam and Sue censor the movie
2. subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
- This magazine is censored by the government
• Hypernyms:
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
• Hyponyms:
edit, blue-pencil, delete
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something