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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