[cen.sor] n [L, fr. censere to give as one's opinion, assess; perh. akin to Skt samsati he praises] (1531) 1: one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct
2: one who supervises conduct and morals: as a: an official who examines materials (as publications or films) for objectionable matter b: an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful
3: a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness -- cen.so.ri.al adj
[2]censor vt cen.sored ; cen.sor.ing (1882): to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable