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- [bloo pen-suh l]
- /blu ˈpɛn səl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo pen-suh l]
- /blu ˈpɛn səl/
Definitions of blue pencil words
- noun blue pencil deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete parts of (a book, film, etc), esp to censor 3
- verb blue pencil to alter or delete (parts of a book, film, etc), esp in order to censor 3
- verb transitive blue pencil to edit, cross out, or correct with or as with a blue pencil 3
- verb with object blue pencil to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript. 1
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Origin of blue pencil
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blue pencil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blue pencil popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
blue pencil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blue pencil
verb blue pencil
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- snip — to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
noun blue pencil
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- forbidding — grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
Antonyms for blue pencil
verb blue pencil
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- release — to lease again.
noun blue pencil
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- recommendation — an act of recommending.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
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