Censor and censure | Words confused

These words are often confused.

To censure is to reprimand, rebuke, admonish or criticize.

• The minister censured the reporters for publicizing the scandal.
• The teacher censured the student for missing his deadlines.
• Father censured me for skipping my classes.

As a noun censure means rebuke, criticism, admonition or reprimand.

• The sleeping cop received a strong censure from his senior officer.

Censor

To censor is to prohibit or remove objectionable material from a book, play or movie.

• The censor insisted that certain scenes should be removed from the movie.

Censorship is the practice of removing objectionable content.

• Internet censorship exists in many countries.