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censor vs criminalize

criminalize vs censor

censor is a noun but criminalize is not a noun.

censor and criminalize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
censor Yes No Yes No
criminalize No No Yes No
As verbs, criminalize is a hypernym of censor; that is, criminalize is a word with a broader meaning than censor:
  • censor: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
  • criminalize: declare illegal; outlaw
Other hypernyms of censor include criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw.
censor (noun) criminalize (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) criminalize (verb)
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship declare illegal; outlaw
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) treat as a criminal
Difference between censor and criminalize

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