单词 | censoring |
释义 | censor1 of 2noun cen·sor ˈsen(t)-sər 1 : a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as a : an official who examines materials (such as publications or films) for objectionable matter Government censors deleted all references to the protest. b : an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (such as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful 2 : one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct Cato the Censor accused Africanus and his senior officers of running an army riddled with moral laxity Colleen McCullough 3 : a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness censorial sen-ˈsȯr-ē-əl adjective censor 2 of 2verb censored; censoring ˈsen(t)-sə-riŋ ˈsen(t)s-riŋ transitive verb : to examine in order to suppress (see suppress sense 2) or delete anything considered objectionable censor the news also : to suppress or delete as objectionable censor out indecent passages censoring verbas in editing to remove objectionable parts from the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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