censure (v.) Copy link Outline 1. ănĭmadverto, ti, sum, 32. perstringo, nxi, ctum, 3 (prop. to wound slightly)3. destringo, 3 (= perstringo)4. exăgĭto, 1 (of repeated attacks upon a thing)5. nŏto, 1 (prop. said of some authority, and with permanent results)6. vĭtūpĕro, 1 • censure (v.): 1. ănĭmadverto, ti, sum, 3: to c. offences, peccata an., Cic. 2. perstringo, nxi, ctum, 3 (prop. to wound slightly): to c. indirectly, aliquem p. oblique, Tac.: to c. with gentle words, lenibus verbis p., Tac.: Cic. 3. destringo, 3 (= perstringo): to c. anyone in a biting poem, aliquem mordaci carmine d., Ov.: Phaedr. 4. exăgĭto, 1 (of repeated attacks upon a thing): some have been found to c. and despise this practice of oratory, inventi sunt qui hanc dicendi exercitationem exagitarent atque contemnerent, Cic. 5. nŏto, 1 (prop. said of some authority, and with permanent results): the senate c.d the thing, not the man, senatus rem non hominem notavit, Cic.: this love deserves to be c.d, hic amor est dignus notari, Hor. 6. vĭtūpĕro, 1: you deserve to be c.d on many accounts, multis modis es vituperandus, Ter.: to c. philosophy, philosophiam v., Cic.: v. to blame.