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outlaw vs censor

censor vs outlaw

outlaw and censor both are nouns.

outlaw is an adjective but censor is not an adjective.

outlaw and censor both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outlaw Yes Yes Yes No
censor Yes No Yes No
As verbs, censor is a hyponym of outlaw; that is, censor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outlaw:
  • outlaw: declare illegal; outlaw
  • censor: forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
Other hyponyms of outlaw include ban.
outlaw (noun) censor (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 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
outlaw (adjective) censor (adjective)
contrary to or forbidden by law
disobedient to or defiant of law
outlaw (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 outlaw and censor

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