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   Cen·sure

   /ˈsen(t)SHər/

   

   verb

   • 1. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement: "a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct"

   noun

   • 1. the expression of formal disapproval: "angry delegates offered a resolution of censure against the offenders"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence’): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. censurable adjective
   • 2. censurer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCENSURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to express strong criticism or disapproval: Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCENSURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   verb [ T ] formal uk / ˈsensjə r/ us / ˈsenʃər /. to criticize someone officially: censure sb for sth Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. EU lawmakers refused to censure the European Commission over its handling of a fraud scandal last year.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › censureCensure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Our English word censor — which means to suppress speech or other forms of expression — is from this Latin word. Definitions of censure. noun. harsh criticism or disapproval. synonyms: animadversion. see more. noun. the state of being excommunicated. synonyms: exclusion, excommunication.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCENSURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · censure in American English. (ˈsɛnʃər ) noun. 1. a condemning as wrong; strong disapproval. 2. a judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature. verb transitive Word forms: ˈcensured or ˈcensuring. 3.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCENSURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CENSURE definition: to criticize someone formally for something that they have done: . Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncensure noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of censure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. verb (used with object), cen·sured, cen·sur·ing.