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self-censor

verb

Etymology

From self- + censor.

  1. derived from *ḱens-✻ — “to announce, proclaim; to put in order”
  2. borrowed from cēnsor — “magistrate; critic”
  3. formed as self-censor — “self- + censor”

Definitions

  1. To censor one's own words or works

    To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship.

    • There's been a lot of talk recently about the problem of "libel chill" on British science writing, that people self-censor for fear they'd be sued (as Simon Singh was by British Chiropractic Association).
    • An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-censor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA