cens- root words — words with the cens- root

The root cens- comes from Latin censeo, meaning assess, judge. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including censor, censored, censoring, censors, censorship, censure, censured, censures, censuring, census, censuses, censorious. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cens- root

Explore words with cens- — words containing the cens- root and sharing its sense of "assess, judge". Examples include censor, censored, censoring, censors, censorship, censure, censured, censures, censuring, census, censuses, censorious. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cens- root means assess, judge, from Latin censeo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.