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censoring

[/ˈsɛnsərɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
censura
1. The act of examining and suppressing or removing content deemed offensive, sensitive, or inappropriate
The government is censoring the media.
O governo está censurando a mídia.
2. The process of officially controlling or restricting information, publication, or expression
They are censoring profanity from the broadcast.
Eles estão censurando palavrões da transmissão.
Synonyms
suppressingblockingrestrictingbanningfilteringediting
Antonyms
allowingpermittingreleasinguncensoring

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
censura
Standard term used across Brazil
São Paulo
censura
Same as general Brazilian usage
Rio de Janeiro
censura
Same as general Brazilian usage
Portugal
censura
Standard European Portuguese term

Related Idioms & Phrases

censoring oneself - to voluntarily restrict one's own speech or expression
self-censoring - the act of suppressing one's own ideas or words
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