censures
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of censure
• encurses, recensus
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
9 January 2025
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