censor vs criminalise
criminalise vs censorcensor is a noun but criminalise is not a noun.
censor and criminalise both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| censor | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| criminalise | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
criminalise is a hypernym of
censor; that is, criminalise is a
word with a broader meaning than censor:
- censor: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
- criminalise: declare illegal; outlaw
| censor (noun) | criminalise (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable | |
| someone who censures or condemns |
| censor (verb) | criminalise (verb) |
|---|---|
| subject to political, religious, or moral censorship | declare illegal; outlaw |
| forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) |
Words related to "censor"
© WordCmp.com 2024,
CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.