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censoring

UK
/ˈsɛnsərɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛnsərɪŋ/
censoringnoun
Translations
The censoring of the book led to public outrage.
Цензура книги вызвала общественное возмущение.
Definitions
The act or process of examining and suppressing unacceptable parts of books, movies, news, etc.
The censoring of the controversial film led to public outcry.
The system or practice of censoring, especially by an official or government body.
Censoring in the media has been a topic of debate for many years.
Synonyms
redaction
sanitization
control
editing
restriction
suppression
censoringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsɛnsərɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɛnsɚɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe bodies or actions that perform censorship.
Definitions
Serving to censor; engaged in or relating to the suppression of disapproved content.
The censoring committee rejected the manuscript.
censorverb

censoring

Gerund

censored
Past Simple
censored
Past Participle
censoring
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɛnsə/
US
/ˈsɛnsər/
Translations
цензурироватьО фильмах, публикациях и переписке.
During the war, the military would censor soldiers' letters to prevent sensitive information from being leaked.
Во время войны военные цензурировали письма солдат, чтобы предотвратить утечку секретной информации.
Definitions
To examine and suppress unacceptable parts of a book, film, or other media.
The government decided to censor the documentary before its release.
To officially examine and suppress unacceptable parts of communication, such as letters or emails, often for security or political reasons.
During the war, the military would censor soldiers' letters to prevent sensitive information from being leaked.
Synonyms
edit
review
monitor
curb
control
restrict
suppress
Antonyms
permit
allow
approve
censornoun
Definitions
An official who examines materials, such as publications or films, for objectionable content and suppresses or deletes anything considered inappropriate.
The censor removed several scenes from the movie before it was released to the public.
A person who supervises conduct and morals, especially in a governmental or institutional context.
The university appointed a censor to oversee the students' activities and ensure they adhered to the code of conduct.
In ancient Rome, a magistrate responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.
The Roman censor was tasked with conducting the census and ensuring that citizens adhered to societal norms.
In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious mental mechanism that screens and restrains unacceptable thoughts or desires from entering conscious awareness.
Freud argued that dreams disguise forbidden wishes that the censor keeps from surfacing while we are awake.
censoradjective
Definitions
Relating to a censor or censorship; subject to censorship or issued/authorized by a censor.
The film cannot be screened without a censor certificate from the board.
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