noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of censorship. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances wordnet
3. 3
   A partial obscuring of data points. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of censor form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abbreviationabridgmentcancellationcensorshipdeletionerasure

Example

More examples

"I'm not censoring their articles."

Related phrases

interval censoringleft censoringright censoring

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