"decensor" meaning in English

See decensor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decensors [present, singular, third-person], decensoring [participle, present], decensored [participle, past], decensored [past]
Etymology: de- + censor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|censor}} de- + censor Head templates: {{en-verb}} decensor (third-person singular simple present decensors, present participle decensoring, simple past and past participle decensored)
  1. (transitive) To restore, recreate or reconstruct the objectionable content of a work. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-decensor-en-verb-aadwSUlM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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