Both Uses of
censure
in
As You Like It
- Those that are in extremity of either are abominable fellows, and betray themselves to every modern censure worse than drunkards.†
Scene 4.1censure = harsh or formal criticism
- therefore beware my censure, and keep your promise.
Scene 4.1 *censure = criticism
Definitions:
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(1)
(censure) harsh criticism; or formal criticism from an organization -- such as the U.S. Senate
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Censure was used archaically to mean judgement or evaluation.