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CENSURE
censure, animadversion
(noun) harsh criticism or disapproval
excommunication, exclusion, censure
(noun) the state of being excommunicated
reprimand, censure, criminate
(verb) rebuke formally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
censure (countable and uncountable, plural censures)
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
An official reprimand.
Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
(obsolete) Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.
Verb
censure (third-person singular simple present censures, present participle censuring, simple past and past participle censured)
To criticize harshly.
To formally rebuke.
(obsolete) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
Synonyms
• See also reprehend
Anagrams
• encurse
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"sure, n. Etym: [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. Censor.]
1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.] Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Shak.
2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. Both the censure and the praise were merited. Macaulay.
3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. Excommunication or other censure of the church. Bp. Burnet.
Syn.
– Blame; reproof; condemnation; reprobation; disapproval; disapprobation; reprehension; animadversion; reprimand; reflection; dispraise; abuse.
Cen"sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Censured; p. pr. & vb. n. Censuring.] Etym: [Cf. F. ensurer.]
1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. [Obs.] "Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer." Beau. & Fl.
2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. Shak.
3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. Shak.
Syn.
– To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand.
Cen"sure, v. i.
Definition: To judge. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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