censure
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Is censure a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.Examples: "Take each man's cenſure, but reſerve thy judgment."countableobsoleteuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To criticize harshly.Examples: "I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty."; "The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence."; "Cultural norms and social rules regulate whether someone can be among others or will be isolated, whether the sick will be considered foul or acceptable, and whether they are to be pitied or censured."transitive
2. (transitive) To formally rebuke.Examples: "The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency."transitive
3. (obsolete, transitive) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.Examples: "Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer."obsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary