criticize
to censure or find fault with.
to judge or discuss the merits and faults of: to criticize three novels in one review.
to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.
to make judgments as to merits and faults.
Origin of criticize
1- Also especially British, crit·i·cise .
Other words for criticize
Other words from criticize
- crit·i·ciz·a·ble, adjective
- crit·i·ciz·er, noun
- crit·i·ciz·ing·ly, adverb
- non·crit·i·ciz·ing, adjective, noun
- o·ver·crit·i·cize, verb, o·ver·crit·i·cized, o·ver·crit·i·ciz·ing.
- pre·crit·i·cize, verb (used with object), pre·crit·i·cized, pre·crit·i·ciz·ing.
- re·crit·i·cize, verb (used with object), re·crit·i·cized, re·crit·i·ciz·ing.
- un·crit·i·ciz·a·ble, adjective
- un·crit·i·ciz·a·bly, adverb
- un·crit·i·cized, adjective
- un·crit·i·ciz·ing, adjective
- un·crit·i·ciz·ing·ly, adverb
- well-crit·i·cized, adjective
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How to use criticize in a sentence
He criticized rather than praised the merits of powerful government, but he did so with unequivocal certainty.
Instead she played herself out, pigeon-holing herself into the very kind of characters she criticized Apatow for writing.
Either way, he stood out in a country whose media industry is often criticized for its milquetoast manner.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything | Soraya Roberts | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLast year he was severely criticized for his handling of a land deal with a neighbor in financial distress.
Legalization in the first two states in America to do so has been highly criticized.
Yes, after you've taken everything in the house and criticized everything else you can't take, our manners and our morals.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousThe third day, he criticized a pose of Belle Shalers, and rose to superintend the readjustment.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonHe criticized intolerantly the men in Italy, who wrote patriotic literature instead of plotting insurrection.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingLet me advise you to pay no earthly attention to the proceedings of the Medical Society where your product was criticized.
For years no one, apparently, ever criticized the claims made for this product.
British Dictionary definitions for criticize
criticise
/ (ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz) /
to judge (something) with disapproval; censure
to evaluate or analyse (something)
Derived forms of criticize
- criticizable or criticisable, adjective
- criticizer or criticiser, noun
- criticizingly or criticisingly, adverb
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