censor
noun
[ ˈsɛnsə ]
• an official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
• "the report was approved by the military censors"
• (in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.
censor
verb
• examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it.
• "the report had been censored ‘in the national interest’"
Similar:
cut,
delete,
delete parts of,
redact,
make cuts in,
blue-pencil,
unpublish,
examine,
inspect,
edit,
make changes to,
make acceptable,
expurgate,
bowdlerize,
sanitize,
clean up,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in censor (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’.
