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Censure means “to fault or reprimand,” often in an official way; censor means “to suppress or delete as objectionable.” So if you’re talking about removing objectionable content from a book or banning it from a library, the word you want is censor.
noun. strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. Synonyms: animadversion, stricture, reprimand, rebuke, reprehension, reproach, reproof, condemnation. Antonyms: praise. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. Antonyms: praise.
to express strong criticism or disapproval: Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal.
to express strong criticism or disapproval: Government leaders were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal.
Censure is a noun referring to very strong criticism; the verb means to criticize very strongly. If you take your dad's car without telling him, you can expect him to censure you severely, and maybe even ground you as well.
If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it. The ethics committee may take a decision to censure him.
: to officially criticize (someone or something) strongly and publicly. He was censured by the committee for his failure to report the problem. Do not confuse censure with censor. CENSURE meaning: official strong criticism.
CENSURE definition: to criticize someone formally for something that they have done: . Learn more.
Definition of censure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Censure, a custom called by this name, observed in divers manors in Cornwall and Devon, where all persons residing therein above the age of sixteen are cited to swear fealty to the lord, and to pay ii d. per poll, and i d. per ann. ever after; and these thus sworn are called censers.
