censure

1. n. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. Source: opted

2. n. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. Source: opted

3. n. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. Source: opted

4. v. i. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. Source: opted

5. v. i. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. Source: opted

6. v. i. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. Source: opted

7. v. i. To judge. Source: opted

8. n. harsh criticism or disapproval Source: wordnet

9. n. the state of being excommunicated Source: wordnet

10. v. rebuke formally Source: wordnet

11. 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. 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. To judge. [Obs.] Shak. Source: webster

12. To judge. [Obs.] Shak. Source: adambom

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