Censor and Silence

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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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Silence is a synonym for censor in restrain free speech topic. In some cases you can use "Silence" instead a verb "Censor".

Nearby Words: censure, censored, censorship, censoring, censer

Silence

Silence verb - To stop the noise or speech of.

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Censor is a synonym for silence in suppress topic. You can use "Censor" instead a verb "Silence", if it concerns topics such as restrain free speech, gag.

Nearby Words: silent, silenced, silently, silencing, silencer

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usual	usual censor	usual silence
continuous	continuous censor	continuous silence
actual	actual censor	actual silence
real	real censor	real silence
Other adjectives: weak.

Common collocations

someone	censor someone	silence someone
number	censor number	silence number
music	censor music	silence music
times	censor times	silence times

Both words in one sentence

Making things even worse, European airings often censor out brand names, so a typical broadcast includes dialog along the lines of "SO WE PUT A BRAND NEW [silence] AND A [silence]".

Source: Series / Pimp My Ride

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