criticize
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EtymologyEdit
critic + -ize; first element from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krísis, “crisis”).
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VerbEdit
criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive, intransitive)
- To find fault (with something).
- Synonyms: censure, pick at; see also Thesaurus:criticize
- Hyponyms: find fault, shoot down, run down, trash out, fustigate, drub, excoriate
- They criticized him for endangering people's lives.
- To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
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TranslationsEdit
to find fault
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to evaluate
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Further readingEdit
- criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- criticize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.