uncensured
|un-cen-sured|
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/ʌnˈsɛnʃər/
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/ʌnˈsɛnʃə/
(uncensure)
not formally condemned
Etymology
'uncensured' originates from English, formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'censured', where 'un-' meant 'not' and 'censured' derives from Latin 'censura'.
'censure' came into English via Old French 'censurer' and Latin 'censura' (from 'censēre' meaning 'to assess, judge'); in Modern English the negative form 'uncensured' is created by combining 'un-' + 'censured'.
Initially, Latin 'censēre' related to assessing or judging; over time 'censure' narrowed to mean formal criticism or condemnation, and 'uncensured' therefore means 'not formally condemned'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'uncensure'. (i.e., to remove a censure from or to refrain from censuring.)
He was uncensured by the board after the appeal.
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Adjective 1
not censured; not formally criticized, reprimanded, or condemned by an authority.
After the inquiry, the committee's behavior remained uncensured.
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