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cen⋅sor
[sen-ser] 
–noun
| 1. | an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. |
| 2. | any person who supervises the manners or morality of others. |
| 3. | an adverse critic; faultfinder. |
| 4. | (in the ancient Roman republic) either of two officials who kept the register or census of the citizens, awarded public contracts, and supervised manners and morals. |
| 5. | (in early Freudian dream theory) the force that represses ideas, impulses, and feelings, and prevents them from entering consciousness in their original, undisguised forms. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to examine and act upon as a censor. |
| 7. | to delete (a word or passage of text) in one's capacity as a censor. |
Origin:
1525–35; < L cēnsor, equiv. to cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess + -tor -tor; -sor for *-stor by analogy with derivatives from dentals, as tōnsor barber (see tonsorial )
1525–35; < L cēnsor, equiv. to cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess + -tor -tor; -sor for *-stor by analogy with derivatives from dentals, as tōnsor barber (see tonsorial )
Related forms:
cen⋅sor⋅a⋅ble, adjective
cen⋅so⋅ri⋅al [sen-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] , cen⋅so⋅ri⋅an, adjective
[sen-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] , cen⋅so⋅ri⋅an, adjective
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| cen·sor (sěn'sər) n.
To examine and expurgate. [Latin cēnsor, Roman censor, from cēnsēre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.] cen'sor·a·ble adj., cen·so'ri·al (sěn-sôr'ē-əl, -sōr'-) adj. |
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Censor
Cen"sor\, n. [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.]1. (Antiq.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct. 2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries. 3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer. Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve. --Rambler. 4. A critic; a reviewer. Received with caution by the censors of the press. --W. Irving.
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Language Translation for : censor
Spanish:
censor,
German:
der Zensor,
Japanese:
検閲官
censor (n.)
1531, Roman magistrate who took censuses and oversaw public morals, from L. censere "to appraise, value, judge," from PIE base *kens- "speak solemnly, announce." Transferred sense of "officious judge of morals and conduct" is from 1592; of books, plays, later films, etc., 1644. The verb is from 1882.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cen·sor
Function: transitive verb
: to examine (as a publication or film) in order to suppress or delete any contents considered objectionable
Main Entry: censor
Function: noun
: one that censors
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: cen·sor
Pronunciation: 'sen(t)-s&r
Function: noun
: a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before theyreach consciousness —cen·so·ri·al /sen-'sOr-E-&l, -'sor-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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censor cen·sor (sěn'sər)
n.
The hypothetical agent in the unconscious mind that is responsible for suppressing unconscious thoughts and wishes.
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