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censor vs outlaw

outlaw vs censor

censor and outlaw both are nouns.

censor is not an adjective while outlaw is an adjective.

censor and outlaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
censor Yes No Yes No
outlaw Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, outlaw is a hypernym of censor; that is, outlaw is a word with a broader meaning than censor:
  • censor: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
  • outlaw: declare illegal; outlaw
Other hypernyms of censor include criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize.
censor (noun) outlaw (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 has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
someone who censures or condemns
censor (adjective) outlaw (adjective)
contrary to or forbidden by law
disobedient to or defiant of law
censor (verb) outlaw (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 outlaw

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