| censor | | |
| n. (person) | 1. censor | someone who censures or condemns. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (person) | 2. censor | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable. |
| ~ functionary, official | a worker who holds or is invested with an office. |
| v. (social) | 3. ban, censor | forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper). |
| ~ medium | an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication. |
| ~ criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize | declare illegal; outlaw.; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." |
| ~ embargo | ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons.; "embargoed publications" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. censor | subject to political, religious, or moral censorship.; "This magazine is censored by the government" |
| ~ blue-pencil, delete, edit | cut or eliminate.; "she edited the juiciest scenes" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| rebuke | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | an act or expression of criticism and censure.; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
| ~ riot act | a vigorous reprimand.; "I read him the riot act" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| ~ chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing | rebuking a person harshly. |
| ~ what for | a strong reprimand. |
| ~ bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over | a severe scolding. |
| ~ berating, blowing up | a severe rebuke.; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him" |
| ~ reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism.; "words of reproach" |
| ~ talking to, lecture, speech | a lengthy rebuke.; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" |
| ~ chastening, chastisement, correction | a rebuke for making a mistake. |
| ~ admonishment, monition, admonition | a firm rebuke. |
| v. (communication) | 2. bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ brush down, tell off | reprimand.; "She told the misbehaving student off" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| reprove | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. admonish, reprove | take to task.; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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