Uncensor

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To remove restrictions or edits imposed to control or suppress information or expression
2. To allow previously suppressed or altered material to be seen in its original or complete form
3. To reverse the act of censoring so as to restore full access to or display of the original content

Etymology: "Uncensor" is a straightforward formation: the prefix "un-", meaning "reverse or undo," attached to "censor." The prefix has been productive in English for centuries, allowing speakers to reverse nearly any action, so "uncensor" simply means to undo censorship. The base word carries the older history. "Censor" comes from Latin "censor," the title of a Roman magistrate who conducted the census and supervised public morals, a role that gradually came to include judging what could be published or said. The verb's usefulness lies in that reversal. Where "censor" describes suppressing material, "uncensor" describes restoring it, whether a redacted document, a cut film scene, or a blacked-out passage in a book. Its meaning follows directly from the parts, with no sharp shift in sense along the way.

Synonyms: release, publish, disclose, uncover, reveal

Antonyms: censor, suppress, conceal, withhold, restrict