censure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: censure	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for censure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
censure n harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion] the state of being excommunicated Synonym(s): excommunication, exclusion, censure v rebuke formally Synonym(s): reprimand, censure, criminate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Censure \Cen"sure\, n. [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. {Censor}.] 1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.] Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. --Shak. 2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. Both the censure and the praise were merited. --Macaulay. 3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. Excommunication or other censure of the church. --Bp. Burnet. Syn: Blame; reproof; condemnation; reprobation; disapproval; disapprobation; reprehension; animadversion; reprimand; reflection; dispraise; abuse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Censured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Censuring}.] [Cf. F. ensurer.] 1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. [Obs.] [bd]Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. --Shak. 3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. --Shak. Syn: To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i. To judge. [Obs.] --Shak.