Censor and Sanction

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Censor verb - To remove objectionable parts from.

Usage example: the producers were told that they would have to censor their movie if they wanted a PG rating

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Sanction is an antonym for censor in forbid topic.

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Censor is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

female	female censor	female sanction
official	official censor	official sanction

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