censor (noun)
1censor — ► NOUN ▪ an official who examines material that is to be published and suppresses parts considered offensive or a threat to security. ► VERB ▪ suppress or remove unacceptable parts of (a book, film, etc.). DERIVATIVES censorship noun. ORIGIN… …
2censor — [ˈsensə] verb [T] to remove parts of a book, film, or letter for moral, religious, or political reasons censor noun [C] …
3censor morum — /senˈsər mörˈəm or kānˈsor mōˈrŭm/ noun (Latin) Censor of morals • • • Main Entry: ↑censor …
4censor morum — noun A censor of morals …
5censor — Noun: A high Roman officer who with his co censor kept the census, attended to matters involving public manners and morals, and administered public finances; in modern usage, a person authorized to view a picture, read a book or article, or see a …
6censor — noun 1》 an official who examines material that is to be published and suppresses parts considered offensive or a threat to security. ↘Psychoanalysis an aspect of the superego which prevents certain ideas and memories from emerging into… …
7censor — I UK [ˈsensə(r)] / US [ˈsensər] verb [transitive] Word forms censor : present tense I/you/we/they censor he/she/it censors present participle censoring past tense censored past participle censored to remove parts of a book, film, letter etc for… …
8censor — I. noun Etymology: Latin, Roman magistrate, from censēre to give as one s opinion, assess; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śaṁsati he praises Date: 1526 1. a person who supervises conduct and morals: as a. an official who examines materials (as… …
9censor — 1. noun /ˈsɛn.sə,ˈsɛn.sɚ/ a) A Roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by Classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality The Ancient censors were part of the cursus honorum, a series of public offices held during a… …
10censor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Censor is used after these nouns: ↑film {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The movie has been heavily censored. Censor is used with these nouns as the object: ↑book, ↑film …
