Syn. -- To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand.
Cen"sure, v. i. To judge. [Obs.] Shak.
Cen"sur*er (?), n. One who censures. Sha.
Cen"sus (?), n. [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.] 1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.
2. An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.
&fist; A general census of the United States was first taken in 1790, and one has been taken at the end of every ten years since.
Cent (?), n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See Hundred.] 1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. Nares.
Cent"age (?), n. Rate by the hundred; percentage.
Cen"tal (?), n. [L. centum a hundred.] A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight.
Cen"tal, n. Relating to a hundred.
Cental system, the method of buying and selling by the cental, or hundredweight.
Cen"tare` (?), n. [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum) + -are.] A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square meter, or about 1⅕ square yards.