criticise

criticise
verb
1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws (Freq. 2)
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The paper criticized the new movie

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Don't knock the food—it's free

• Syn: ↑knock, ↑criticize, ↑pick apart
• Ant: ↑praise (for: ↑criticize)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑criticism, ↑critic (for: ↑criticize)
• Hypernyms: ↑comment, ↑notice, ↑remark, ↑point out
• Hyponyms:
↑reprimand, ↑censure, ↑criminate, ↑savage, ↑blast, ↑pillory, ↑crucify, ↑admonish, ↑reprove, ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trounce, ↑reproof, ↑lecture, ↑jaw, ↑dress down, ↑call down, ↑scold, ↑chide, ↑berate, ↑bawl out, ↑remonstrate, ↑chew out, ↑chew up, ↑have words, ↑lambaste, ↑lambast, ↑reprehend, ↑deplore, ↑belabor, ↑belabour, ↑come down, ↑denounce, ↑blame, ↑find fault, ↑pick, ↑disparage, ↑belittle, ↑pick at, ↑nitpick, ↑attack, ↑round, ↑assail, ↑lash out, ↑snipe, ↑assault, ↑harsh on
• Entailment: ↑evaluate, ↑pass judgment, ↑judge
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

2. act as a critic
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Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either

• Syn: ↑criticize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑critic (for: ↑criticize)
• Hypernyms: ↑act
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Synonyms:
(as works of art or of literature), (with reference to merits and defects),


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  • Criticise — Crit i*cise, v. i. 1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; formerly used with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the form of the association. Addison. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • criticise — [krit′ə sīz΄] vi., vt. criticised, criticising alt. Brit. sp. of CRITICIZE * * * …   Universalium

  • criticise — British English spelling of CRITICIZE (Cf. criticize); for suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize) …   Etymology dictionary

  • criticise — [krit′ə sīz΄] vi., vt. criticised, criticising alt. Brit. sp. of CRITICIZE …   English World dictionary

  • criticise — v. 1) to criticise fairly; harshly, severely, sharply 2) (D; tr.) to criticise for (to criticise smb. for sloppy work) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • criticise — British variant of criticize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • criticise — verb a) To evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults They criticised him for endangering peoples lives. b) To find fault (with something) See Also: critic, critical …   Wiktionary

  • criticise — 01. She was [criticized] for not finishing the project on time. 02. Television reporters always [criticize] the government. 03. The student thought that the teacher s [criticism] was too harsh. 04. David Ben Gurion once said that the test of… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • criticise — crit|i|cise [ krıtı,saız ] a British spelling of criticize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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