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criminalise vs censor

censor vs criminalise

criminalise is not a noun while censor is a noun.

criminalise and censor both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
criminalise No No Yes No
censor Yes No Yes No
As verbs, censor is a hyponym of criminalise; that is, censor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than criminalise:
  • criminalise: declare illegal; outlaw
  • censor: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
Other hyponyms of criminalise include ban.
criminalise (noun) censor (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
criminalise (verb) censor (verb)
declare illegal; outlaw subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
Difference between criminalise and censor

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