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Meaning of censoring

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

censoring

verb

Definitions

  1. To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

    Example: Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance

    Synonyms:bowdlerizeexpungeexpurgateredact
    Antonyms:decensor

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of censorship.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/censorhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/censoring

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censorshipsecurity reviewcensuringdecryingsuppressingcensorizationcensureshipself-censorship