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censurer

to censor, to censure

verb sahn-syoo-RAY Rare

Usage Note

Censurer covers both formal political censure (a parliamentary motion of censure, motion de censure) and the act of cutting or suppressing content. The related noun censure and the agent noun censeur ('censor') share the same root. It is a regular -er verb.

Examples

"Le gouvernement a censuré plusieurs articles de presse."

Natural Translation

The government censored several press articles.

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