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Censuring

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.] ``Should I say more, you might well
      censure me a flatterer.'' --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.
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