census

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈsɛnsəs/ UK /ˈsɛnsəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #20833

Meanings

1

verb
to conduct a census

They censused the deer in the forest.
2

noun
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

As you know, the Imperium has never been able to take a census of the Fremen. Everyone thinks that there are but few wandering here and there in the desert. My Lord, I suspect an incredible secret has been kept on this planet: that the Fremen exist in vast numbers- vast- and it is they who control Arrakis.
3

noun
Count, tally.

In what census of living creatures, the dead of mankind are included ...
4

verb
To conduct a census on.

Each page of the schedule was crossruled with 8 lines, capable of censussing 8 individuals.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms anticensusintercensusmicrocensusnoncensuspostcensusprecensusrecensus

Related forms headcount

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# census

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛnsəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛnsəs/
**Frequency rank:** 20833

## Meanings
1. to conduct a census
2. An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
3. Count, tally.
4. To conduct a census on.

## Examples
- They censused the deer in the forest.
- As you know, the Imperium has never been able to take a census of the Fremen. Everyone thinks that there are but few wandering here and there in the desert. My Lord, I suspect an incredible secret has been kept on this planet: that the Fremen exist in vast numbers- vast- and it is they who control Arrakis.
- In what census of living creatures, the dead of mankind are included ...
- Each page of the schedule was crossruled with 8 lines, capable of censussing 8 individuals.

## Derived Forms
- anticensus
- intercensus
- microcensus
- noncensus
- postcensus
- precensus
- recensus

## Related Forms
- headcount

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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