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censor vs illegalize

illegalize vs censor

censor is a noun but illegalize is not a noun.

censor and illegalize both are verbs.

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

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