cen
sure
Third Person
censures
Present Participle
censuring
Past Tense
censured
Past Participle
censured
1
to strongly criticize in an official manner
- The teacher had to censure a student who consistently disrupted the class.
- The editorial in the newspaper was written to censure the company's questionable business practices.
- The committee voted to censure the member for not fulfilling their responsibilities.
- The board decided to censure the politician for violating the ethical code.
- The mayor was censured by the city council for his controversial remarks.