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censoring

verb

Meaning

  1. To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
  2. An act of censorship.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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