Approve and Censor

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Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
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Censor is an antonym for approve.
Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Censor

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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Approve is an antonym for censor in forbid topic.
Nearby Words: censure, censored, censorship, censoring, censer
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Common collocations

violence approve violence censor violence
name approve name censor name
number approve number censor number
use approve use censor use
Other words: game.

Both words in one sentence

  • The band purposefully had these put in due to censor additional Product Placement shots they didn't approve of.
    Source: Mid Vid Skit
  • Films were rated an edited by the Irish Film Censor's Office (IFCO); similar bodies were in place to approve books.
    Source: Useful Notes / Censorship Systems
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