Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to censure or find fault with.
2.
to judge or discuss the merits and faults of: to criticize three novels in one review.
verb (used without object)
3.
to find fault; judge unfavorably or harshly.
4.
to make judgments as to merits and faults.
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Criticize
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Also, especially British, crit·i·cise.
Related forms
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, -cized, -ciz·ing.
EXPANDpre·crit·i·cize, verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz·ing.
re·crit·i·cize, verb (used with object), -cized, -ciz·ing.
un·crit·i·ciz·a·ble, adjective
un·crit·i·ciz·a·b·ly, adverb
un·crit·i·cized, adjective
un·crit·i·ciz·ing, adjective
un·crit·i·ciz·ing·ly, adverb
well-crit·i·cized, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. condemn, blame. 2. appraise, evaluate.
1. condemn, blame. 2. appraise, evaluate.
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