English → Latin
“censure” in Latin
iūdiciumjudgment, decision; opinion; trialcēnseōto give an opinion; to think, suppose or judge; to recommend, advisereprehēnsiōblame, reprimand, criticism; refutationvituperātiōa censuring; blaming; censure; blame; charge against; criticismobiūrgātiōchiding, reproving, reproof, rebuke, reprehensionpoenapenalty, punishment; hardship, torment; executioncastīgātiōchastisement, punishment, correction; reproof; pruning (of plants)animadversiōobservation, notice, perception; investigation, inquiry; criticism, reproachreprehendōto hold back, hold fast, take hold of, seize, catch; to hold fast, check, restrain; retrieve, recover, restore; to blameculpōto blame
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
censure
judgment pronounced, judicium: censura (Ov., Velleius).
Blame, reproach, reprehensio: vituperatio: objurgatio. [SYN. in BLAME.]
Punishment, poena: castigatio: animadversio. Spiritual censures, *poena ecclesiastica.
censure v.
reprehendere: culpare: vituperare: improbare [SYN. in BLAME]: reprehendere et exagitare aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for censure?
- The usual Latin words for “censure” are iūdicium, cēnseō, reprehēnsiō; also vituperātiō, obiūrgātiō, poena. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.