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To remove objectionable parts from

To keep secret or shut off from view

To prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

To prevent from being heard or noticed

To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval

Outlaw, prohibit an action

To destroy all traces of

Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

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

Somebody who quibbles

Moralizer or critic

An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour

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Verb

To remove objectionable parts from

delete parts of

make acceptable

make changes to

prevent publication

refuse transmission

supervise communications

drop the iron curtain

make presentable

make deletions in

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“A movie is good, I think, when the censor does not understand what should be censored.”

Verb

To keep secret or shut off from view

draw a veil over

keep silent about

keep under your hat

not breathe a word of

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

sweep something under the carpet

sweep something under the rug

keep quiet about

keep something from someone

keep the lid on

keep under wraps

keep in the dark

make inconspicuous

put up a smokescreen

put out of the way

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To prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating

prepare for publication

put the finishing touches to

put the final touches to

make improvement

improve performance

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To prevent from being heard or noticed

hold one's tongue

seal somebody's lips

hush one's mouth

keep the lid on

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To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval

give something the once-over

give the once-over

pass under review

give something a once-over

subject to an examination

give something a going-over

look at carefully

go over with a fine-tooth comb

give the once over

conduct an investigation into

make enquiries about

experiment with

take a dekko at

give something a look-see

conduct an enquiry into

put to the test

try to get to the bottom of

ask questions about

check something out

make enquiries into

conduct investigations into

examine closely

put under a microscope

make an observation of

make a recce of

sift the evidence concerning

do research into

put questions to

ask questions of

search the evidence concerning

make inquiries about

experimentalize

play around with

carry out trials on

try on for size

carry out tests

conduct experiments

conduct research

put through its paces

make a trial run

carry out trials

search high and low

turn inside out

turn upside down

subject to an inspection

give the third degree

get down to brass tacks

contextualize^US

contextualise^UK

examine carefully

leave no stone unturned

run something over

take the measure of

take measure of

get the measure of

form an opinion of

form an impression of

give an opinion

consult the archives

follow a line of investigation

look carefully at

concern itself with

have a look-see

cast an eye over

look something up and down

run your eye over

look up and down

rummage through

pass judgment on

put through the wringer

give the third degree to

put on the hotseat

put the screws on

put through the mangle

ask pointed questions

put the screws to

put through the third degree

ferret about in

ferret around in

make an appraisal of

go through with a fine-tooth comb

put through a sieve

fossick through

roust around in

rootle around in

have a gander at

have a dekko at

have a look-see at

have a squint at

take a shufti at

take a gander at

see how the land lies

have one's number

take account of

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Outlaw, prohibit an action

declare illegal

give the red light to

give the thumbs down to

put the chill on

put the kibosh on

declare null and void

give something a miss

give thumbs down to

place an embargo on

refuse permission to

give thumbs down

give the brush-off to

not take advantage of

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To destroy all traces of

put a line through

remove all traces of

declare invalid

render null and void

declare null and void

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Inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

tear limb from limb

put out of action

cut into pieces

throw monkey wrench in

render incapable

play merry hell with

be a blot on the landscape

make unattractive

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

render inoperative

make inoperative

prevent from working

bring to a halt

render inactive

distort the shape of

put out of commission

bend out of shape

cut off the limbs of

cause injury to

render powerless

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Noun

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

“During this period, the Ontario Board of Censors was known to be the most liberal of all the provincial boards, and O.J. Silverthorne was the most respected film censor in Canada.”

Noun

Somebody who quibbles

backseat driver

sidewalk superintendent

character assassin

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Minor shock

something wrong

fly in the ointment

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Moralizer or critic

Noun

An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do

reconsideration

second thoughts

pang of conscience

twinge of conscience

self-castigation

self-condemnation

self-flagellation

self-punishment

apprehensiveness

lack of confidence

pangs of conscience

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

self-accusation

twinge of remorse

considerateness

tender loving care

punctiliousness

guilty conscience

twinges of conscience

feelings of guilt

stab of conscience

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Noun

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour

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