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censurare

to censor

verb chen-zoo-RAH-reh Rare
Communication Media

Also means

to censor out

Usage Note

Censurare means to officially suppress or cut content deemed offensive or politically unacceptable. It is a regular -are verb. The noun is censura (censorship/censure). In literary criticism censurare can also mean 'to criticize severely'. The past participle censurato is used as an adjective: una scena censurata ('a censored scene').

Examples

"Il governo ha tentato di censurare i giornali indipendenti."

Natural Translation

The government tried to censor the independent newspapers.

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