"self-censor" meaning in All languages combined

See self-censor on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: self-censors [present, singular, third-person], self-censoring [participle, present], self-censored [participle, past], self-censored [past]
Etymology: From self- + censor. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|censor}} self- + censor Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-censor (third-person singular simple present self-censors, present participle self-censoring, simple past and past participle self-censored)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship. Tags: intransitive, transitive

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