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criminalize vs censor

censor vs criminalize

criminalize is not a noun while censor is a noun.

criminalize and censor both are verbs.

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

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