SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - censure

 

censure

Definition: to criticize severely
Synonym: reprimand

  

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cen·sure Pronunciation (s n sh r)
n.
1. An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism.
2. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members.
tr.v. cen·sured , cen·sur·ing , cen·sures
1. To criticize severely; blame. See Synonyms at .
2. To express official disapproval of: Washington Post.
[Middle English, from Latin c ns ra , censorship , from c nsor , Roman censor ; see censor ]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
cen sur·er n.
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