ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcensure
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censure
Meaning: to express strong disapproval
censure in a sentence
How censure is used in real sentences:
The senator was censured for his remarks.
The senator was censured for his remarks.
“Royal officials censured Thomas in public notices, calling his newspaper a danger, and demanded that he submit to their control.”
— from the passage Ink Before Dawn
Synonyms for censure
Other words for censure — condemn, rebuke and reproach — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of censure
Words that mean the opposite of censure:
- praise
- commend
Where it comes from
From Latin censura 'judgment'
Word parts
- -ure — Turns a verb into a noun naming an act, result, or state.
censure: cens (judge) + -ure (act)
Memory hook
CENSURE — CENSor-ure of behavior.