All 7 Uses
censure
in
Howards End
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- Much did she censure the attenuated Cupids who encircle the ceiling of the Queen's Hall, inclining each to each with vapid gesture, and clad in sallow pantaloons, on which the October sunlight struck.†
Part 5censure = harsh or formal criticism
- He had heard of astral planes, and censured them.†
Part 17censured = gave harsh or formal criticism
- She censured her, not for disapproving of the engagement, but for throwing over her disapproval a veil of mystery.
Part 23 *censured = criticized
- Henry only censured the lower classes when it suited him.†
Part 32censured = gave harsh or formal criticism
- She felt that Henry had been obscurely censured.†
Part 33
- When Laura censured his immoral marriage, he thought bitterly, "She minds that!†
Part 41
- Are there not rather endless levels beyond the grave, as the theory that he had censured teaches?†
Part 43
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) Censure was used archaically to mean judgement or evaluation.