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censored

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɛnsɝd// UK //sˈɛnsəd// cen·sored

adj. not allowed to be seen or heard because someone in power removed parts of it.

adj. having been subjected to official suppression or alteration of content deemed objectionable. Typically used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'be' or 'seem'.


SIMPLE

The video was censored for violence.

CONTEXTUAL

The director complained that the film was heavily censored before its release.

COMPLEX

Historical records are often censored, leaving gaps that make it difficult to understand the true extent of government actions during that era.

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Often used in passive constructions ('was censored') or as a predicative adjective ('the footage is censored').

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