"precensor" meaning in English

See precensor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: precensors [present, singular, third-person], precensoring [participle, present], precensored [participle, past], precensored [past]
Etymology: pre- + censor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|censor}} pre- + censor Head templates: {{en-verb}} precensor (third-person singular simple present precensors, present participle precensoring, simple past and past participle precensored)
  1. (transitive) To censor in advance. Tags: transitive Related terms: precensorship
    Sense id: en-precensor-en-verb-0Im9xnYd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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