Cancel and Censor

Cancel

Cancel verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: canceled the check and wrote a new one

Censor and cancel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Censor" instead a verb "Cancel".

Censor

Censor verb - To remove objectionable parts from.

Cancel and censor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Censor".

Common collocations

attack cancel attack censor attack
game cancel game censor game
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