How to Say "to censor" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to censor” is “censurar” — B2 level.
Examples
El gobierno decidió censurar la película por su contenido político.
The government decided to censor the movie because of its political content.
Muchos libros fueron censurados durante la dictadura.
Many books were censored during the dictatorship.
No deberían censurar las redes sociales solo por opiniones diferentes.
They shouldn't censor social media just for different opinions.
Easy Conjugation
This verb is completely regular. Just follow the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar.
Censurar vs. Criticar
Mistake: “Using 'censurar' for every day small criticisms.”
Correction: Use 'criticar' for general complaining and 'censurar' for formal suppression or very strong moral disapproval.
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