criticize

English

Alternative forms

• criticise (UK)

Etymology

Century 1911: from critic +‎ -ize

From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikos, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krisis, “crisis”)

Verb

criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive or intransitive)

1. to find fault (with something)
2. to evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults

Hyponyms

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• find fault
• shoot down
• trash out
• fustigate
• drub
• excoriate
• run down

Related terms

• critic
• critical
• criticism
• critique
• criticizable

Translations

to evaluate — see criticise

to find fault — see criticise

See also

• scold
• complain

External links

• criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• criticize in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911