self-censor en · VERB
Etymology
From self- + censor.
Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) 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).
2010 September 13, Alice Bell, “A physicist, a chemist and a zoologist walk into a bar . . .”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 29 May 2014:An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.
2018, Sam "qntm" Hughes, There Is No Antimemetics Division:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-censoring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-censored | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| self-censored | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| self-censors | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
el αυτολογοκρίνομαι (to censor oneself)