(especially) an official with authority to examine books, magazines, plays, films etc and to remove anything regarded as immortal or in other ways undesirable

forbid; ban; selectively remove

to take out (something written or printed)

erase, remove

to do work of planning and directing the publication of a newspaper, magazine, book etc

rewrite, refine

to rub or scrape out (something)

remove; rub out

(of something lasting for a period of time) to come to an end

come to an end

to destroy (towns, buildings) completely, especially by making them level with the ground

flatten, knock down; wipe out

to take something away, off or out (from a place); to dismiss a person (which is more usual)

lift or move object; take off, away

not (yet) built

flatten, knock down; wipe out