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zensieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • animadvert verb To criticise, to censure.
  • censor noun An official who reviews books, films, or other media and removes content considered objectionable or dangerous.

Senses

zensieren is used for these senses in English:

  • animadvert (intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
  • bowdlerize (transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
  • censor 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).

animadvert — full definition

  1. verb To criticise, to censure.
  2. verb To consider.
  3. verb To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

censor — full definition

  1. noun An official who reviews books, films, or other media and removes content considered objectionable or dangerous.
  2. verb To examine and remove or block content judged unsuitable.

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