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censor1 verbcensor2 noun censorcensor1 ●○○ verb [transitive] censor2Origin: 1500-1600 Latin censere; ➔ CENSUS VERB TABLEcensor |
Present | I, you, we, they | censor | | he, she, it | censors | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | censored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have censored | | he, she, it | has censored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had censored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will censor | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have censored |
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Present | I | am censoring | | he, she, it | is censoring | | you, we, they | are censoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was censoring | | you, we, they | were censoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been censoring | | he, she, it | has been censoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been censoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be censoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been censoring |
- Prisoners' letters were always heavily censored.
- The court ruled that student newspapers could not be censored by school officials.
- The government censored all letters and telegrams going abroad during the war.
- As indicated, Spenser was unsuccessful, his tract censored.
- But he had been on the bad side of the government lately, having publicly criticized it for censoring authors.
- Film was still censored, but by more liberal standards than in 1945.
- It was an appalling thing to censor Picasso like that.
- Mail was censored, and there were no personal telephones.
- Private businesses and clubs can censor all they like.
- The works Mr Torode would refuse to censor differ in status.
- There was never any question of censoring his speech.
to forbid books, films etc► ban to forbid a book, film, play etc from being sold, seen, performed etc because it is considered morally harmful or politically dangerous: · Films like that should be banned!· Comics were banned in my house because my parents thought they weren't a good influence.· "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was banned when it was first published. ► censor to examine films, books, letters etc and take out any parts that are considered to be morally harmful or politically dangerous: · The government censored all letters and telegrams going abroad during the war.· The court ruled that student newspapers could not be censored by school officials. ► censorship the practice of officially examining films, books, letters etc to take out any parts which are considered to be morally harmful or politically dangerous: · Any films that are shown here have to pass government censorship.censorship of: · Angry journalists accused the government of censorship of free speech. to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous etc → censorship, ban: The information given to the press was carefully censored by the Ministry of Defence.censor1 verbcensor2 noun censorcen‧sor2 /ˈsensə $ -ər/ noun [countable] - As time passed, however, the Church censors began to act as if the distinction were of no importance.
- However, Kahn may have had the last laugh in spite of his censors.
- In this form the censor permitted the book to pass.
- Ironically, SurfWatch has become something of a censor itself, since the company decides which sites to block.
- Party censors stamped out any arts they did not like.
- They know that his letters home will be read by censors, and that any indication of his whereabouts will be expunged.
someone whose job is to examine books, films, letters etc and remove anything considered to be offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous → censorship |