censor
gb/sˈɛnsɚ/ us/sˈɛnsɚ/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 8400
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B2
action
1
remove unacceptable parts of content
to check books, films, or messages and cut or block parts that a government, company, or other people do not allow others to see or hear
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to censor [content]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse "censor" with "sensor" (a device that detects things) or with the verb "censure" (to criticize formally). "Censor" is about blocking or cutting information before it reaches people. Also, some learners use an incorrect object, e.g. saying "censor people" when it is more natural to say "censor what people say" or "censor the speech".
Συνώνυμα
suppress (Can mean to fully prevent information from being known, not only to edit or cut parts of it.)
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ban (Focuses on completely forbidding something rather than editing parts of it.)
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redact (More technical and formal; especially used for blacking out sensitive information in official documents.)
Αντώνυμα
publish (Means to make information or content available to the public without blocking it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
censor the media
|censor the internet
|censor online content
|censor political speech
|heavily censor
|strictly censor
Θέματα
politics
|media
|law
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The government tried to censor news reports about the protests.
- The film was censored before it could be shown on national television.
- Social media companies are under pressure to censor hate speech on their platforms.
- During the war, the army censored letters sent home by soldiers.
- The newspaper refused to censor the interview, despite political pressure.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The government decided to censor the movie.
- The school does not censor student newspapers.
- Some websites are censored in that country.
- The TV station censored part of his speech.
- They censored a few words from the radio show.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
2
official who removes unacceptable content
a person or official group whose job is to check books, films, or messages and cut or block parts that are not allowed
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a [type] censor of [content]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often think a "censor" is always a single person, but it can also be an official board or office. There is also confusion between "censor" (person who cuts or blocks content) and "sensor" (a device) because they sound similar.
Συνώνυμα
regulator (A broader term for an authority that controls or oversees an area, sometimes including control of media content.)
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gatekeeper (More metaphorical; suggests someone who controls what information gets through, not necessarily by cutting specific parts.)
Αντώνυμα
publisher (A person or company that makes content public, usually without the role of blocking or cutting it for political or moral reasons.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
film censor
|government censor
|state censor
|military censor
|religious censor
|official censor
Θέματα
politics
|media
|law
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The film was cut heavily after the national censor reviewed it.
- Under the dictatorship, the press had to send every article to a state censor.
- The book never reached readers because the military censor banned its publication.
- As an online content censor, she reviews thousands of posts each day.
- The playwright clashed repeatedly with the theater censor over his political jokes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The film censor said the movie was too violent.
- Under the old government, every newspaper had a censor.
- The censor cut three scenes from the movie.
- Writers were afraid of the state censor.
- The letter was read by a military censor before it was sent.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
censor
IPA
GB/sˈɛnsɚ/
US/sˈɛnsɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
cen - sor (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (cen)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: censor
- Plural: censors
Verb
- Base: censor
- 3rd Person Singular: censors
- Present Participle: censoring
- Past: censored
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
censors
noun
censoring
verb
censored
verb
Core family
censorship
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
uncensored
adjective
Advanced or less common
censorious
adjective
censoriously
adverb
Εκφράσεις
censor oneself
1/sˈɛnsɚ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
censor your own words
to decide by yourself not to say or write something because you think it may be dangerous or cause problems
Παραδείγματα
- In public, he censors himself and avoids talking about politics.
- Writers sometimes censor themselves when they know the government is watching.
- She felt she had to censor herself during the interview.
self-censor
1/sˈɛlf sˈɛnsɚ/
fixed phrase
limit what you yourself say
to choose not to say or write something because you are afraid it will cause trouble or make people angry
Παραδείγματα
- Many journalists in the country now self-censor to avoid being arrested.
- On social media, she often self-censors because she worries about losing her job.
- Artists may self-censor when they fear a negative reaction from the public.