Meaning of "censor" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CENSOR

From Latin, from cēnsēre to consider, assess.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CENSOR

censor  [ˈsɛnsə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENSOR

Censor is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb censor in English.

WHAT DOES CENSOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of censor in the English dictionary

The first definition of censor in the dictionary is a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc. Other definition of censor is any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds. Censor is also either of two senior magistrates elected to keep the list of citizens up to date, control aspects of public finance, and supervise public morals.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CENSOR

PRESENT

Present

I censor

you censor

he/she/it censors

we censor

you censor

they censor

Present continuous

I am censoring

you are censoring

he/she/it is censoring

we are censoring

you are censoring

they are censoring

Present perfect

I have censored

you have censored

he/she/it has censored

we have censored

you have censored

they have censored

Present perfect continuous

I have been censoring

you have been censoring

he/she/it has been censoring

we have been censoring

you have been censoring

they have been censoring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I censored

you censored

he/she/it censored

we censored

you censored

they censored

Past continuous

I was censoring

you were censoring

he/she/it was censoring

we were censoring

you were censoring

they were censoring

Past perfect

I had censored

you had censored

he/she/it had censored

we had censored

you had censored

they had censored

Past perfect continuous

I had been censoring

you had been censoring

he/she/it had been censoring

we had been censoring

you had been censoring

they had been censoring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will censor

you will censor

he/she/it will censor

we will censor

you will censor

they will censor

Future continuous

I will be censoring

you will be censoring

he/she/it will be censoring

we will be censoring

you will be censoring

they will be censoring

Future perfect

I will have censored

you will have censored

he/she/it will have censored

we will have censored

you will have censored

they will have censored

Future perfect continuous

I will have been censoring

you will have been censoring

he/she/it will have been censoring

we will have been censoring

you will have been censoring

they will have been censoring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would censor

you would censor

he/she/it would censor

we would censor

you would censor

they would censor

Conditional continuous

I would be censoring

you would be censoring

he/she/it would be censoring

we would be censoring

you would be censoring

they would be censoring

Conditional perfect

I would have censor

you would have censor

he/she/it would have censor

we would have censor

you would have censor

they would have censor

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been censoring

you would have been censoring

he/she/it would have been censoring

we would have been censoring

you would have been censoring

they would have been censoring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you censor
we let´s censor
you censor

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to censor

Past participle

censored

Present Participle

censoring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CENSOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «censor» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of censor

blue-pencil · bowdlerize · cut · expurgate

TRANSLATION OF CENSOR

Find out the translation of censor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of censor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «censor» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 审查 >
• Translator English - Spanish: censurar
• English: censor
• Translator English - Hindi: सेंसर
• Translator English - Arabic: الرقيب
• Translator English - Russian: цензор
• Translator English - Portuguese: censurar
• Translator English - Bengali: সমালোচক
• Translator English - French: censurer
• Translator English - Malay: Penapis
• Translator English - German: zensieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 検閲する
• Translator English - Korean: 검열하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Censor
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kiểm duyệt,
• Translator English - Tamil: சென்சர்
• Translator English - Marathi: सेन्सर
• Translator English - Turkish: sansürcü
• Translator English - Italian: censurare
• Translator English - Polish: cenzor
• Translator English - Ukrainian: цензор
• Translator English - Romanian: cenzor
• Translator English - Greek: λογοκριτή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: censor
• Translator English - Swedish: censor
• Translator English - Norwegian: sensurere

10 QUOTES WITH «CENSOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word censor.

1

Kathy Acker

I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it can't be seen fully. It's sorta internal censorship. We censor each other.

2

Kathy Acker

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.

3

Iggy Azalea

Music is art to me, and you don't censor art. You don't go into a museum and censor things.

4

John Barton

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.

5

Emily Blunt

When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have.

6

Jack Bowman

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.

7

Dana Carvey

I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it.

8

Andy Dick

I really have to edit myself - I need someone with a censor button around me all the time. I'm just a little unaware of what's deemed appropriate.

9

William O. Douglas

Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.

10

Alfred Whitney Griswold

In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENSOR»

Discover the use of censor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to censor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Parallel Optimization: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications

This advanced text introduces parallel computing ideas into optimization theory and numerical algorithms for large-scale optimization problems. It combines rigorous mathematical analysis of algorithms with real-world applications.

Yair Censor, 1997

Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code ...

Cultural historian Thomas Doherty tells the story of Joseph I. Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, who controlled Hollywood's Production Code Administration from 1934 to 1954.

Thomas Patrick Doherty, 2013

America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's ...

America’s First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC’s Stockton Helffrich is a unique examination of early television censorship, centered around the papers of Stockton Helffrich, the first manager of the censorship department at NBC.

Robert Pondillo, 2010

The Censor, the Editor, and the Text: The Catholic Church ...

By bringing together two apparently unrelated issues - the role of censorship in the creation of print culture and the place of Jewish culture within the context of Christian society - the author advances a new outlook on both, allowing ...

Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin, 2007

Lincoln's Censor: Milo Hascall and Freedom of the Press in ...

"Lincoln's Censor examines the effect of government suppression on the Democratic press in Indiana during the spring of 1863.

David W. Bulla, Justyna Sempruch, 2008

Apologies to My Censor: The High and Low Adventures of a ...

The story of a young man's outrageous adventures in China and his search for identity in the most unexpected of places.

Mitch Moxley, 2013

The Censor's Library

A history of book censorship in Australia; what we couldn't read, didn't read, didn't know, and why we didn't.

Nicole Moore, 2012

The Gatekeeper: My Thirty Years as a TV Censor

The former chief censor for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) chronicles the battles, controversies, and changes in taste and acceptance of network entertainment programs of three decades, from 1960-1990.

Alfred R. Schneider, 2001

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor

• In the character- of Euphrasia, Mrs. Beaumont made a more successful appeal to the judgment of her audience than in Isabella, and indeed to their feelings also , deserving, as she received, much more unalloyed applause. There being less ...

Rediscovering a Lost Freedom: The First Amendment Right to ...

Under a private-rightto-censor theory, governmental regulations would not be judged simply by their effects on speakers, but on whether they facilitate a private right to censor within the bounds set for that right. In essence, a private right to ...

Patrick M. Garry, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENSOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term censor is used in the context of the following news items.

Comptroller and Auditor General Slams Censor Board's Functioning

Mumbai: The Censor Board has been slammed by the CAG for flouting several norms that led to irregular conversion of 'A' category Films into ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

Phantom misses its censor appointment twice

According to sources in the censor board the film has already missed two appointments for certification. "They reserved a time for the screening ... «Bollywood Hungama, Jul 15»

Censor copy used to pirate 'Premam'

Thiruvananthapuram: The anti piracy cell of Kerala Police have got information that the censor copy of the film Premam was used for piracy. «onmanorama, Jul 15»

Dhanush's 'Maari' Gets Clean Chit from Censor Board

Dhanush starrer Tamil movie "Maari" has got a clean chit from the Regional Censor Board and the movie has been given the 'U' certificate. «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»

'Impossible to Censor': The Next Reddit Will Be Created with the …

Wilson believes the use of the blockchain technology will solve problems with content regulation, as the decision to censor information will ... «Coinspeaker, Jul 15»

In Modi's censor-happy India, American TV has no sex, crime, or cows

NEW DELHI, India — When American TV shows cross over to India, a few things are lost in the transition. Swear words, naturally. Mentions of ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»

Is Amazon using false information to censor book reviews?

Jennifer Abel has worked as a reporter and editor for local newspapers in Connecticut. She contributes to online publications including Playboy ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»

A New Audit Report Slams The Functioning Of The Censor Board

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is often in the news for all the wrong reasons. In a latest audit report of the Censor Board's ... «Newslaundry, Jul 15»

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Passed By The Censor Board With 'UA' Certificate

The new Salman Eid release Bajrangi Bhaijaan (BB) has been passed by the Censor Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) with a 'UA' certificate . «PINKVILLA, Jul 15»

Did Facebook censor a Humans of New York photo?

Humans of New York, or HONY, is a super popular social media site that features pictures of people in New York, accompanied by an often ... «Kicker, Jul 15»