Sekirov Dictionary

censure

UK /ˈsɛn.ʃə/US /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 5

noun4

•
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- Censure, which arraigns the public actions and the private motives of princes, has ascribed to envy, a conduct which might be attributed to the prudence and moderation of Hadrian. — 1776
Official reprimand.
•
A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
- He that hath past / So many Censures is novv come at last / To haue your princely Eares, grace you him; […] — 1589
•
(no longer used) A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.
- Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. — 1599

verb3

•
To criticize harshly.
- I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. — 1603
•
To formally rebuke.
- The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency. — 2023
•
(no longer used) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
- Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer. — 1625

forms

censured · censuring · censures · censureth · censurest

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