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Censor

One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Appraise 76% connected

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.

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Assess 76% connected

To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Evaluate 76% connected

To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

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Functionary 76% connected

One charged with the performance of a function or office; as, a public functionary; secular functionaries.

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Illegalize 76% connected

To make or declare illegal or unlawful.

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Measure 76% connected

A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and s…

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Official 76% connected

Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Value 76% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Manner of action 3

Delete 76% connected

To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.

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Edit 76% connected

To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to e…

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Embargo 76% connected

An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition…

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Derivationally related 6

Censorial 74% connected

Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals.

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Censorial 74% connected

Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals.

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Censorious 74% connected

Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

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Censorious 74% connected

Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

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Censorship 74% connected

The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship.

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Censorship 74% connected

The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship.

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Synonym 1

Ban 92% connected

A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

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