criticize
English
Alternative forms
- criticise (UK)
Etymology
critic + -ize; first element from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίσις (krísis, “crisis”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/
- Hyphenation: crit‧i‧cize
Verb
criticize (third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive, intransitive)
- To find fault (with something).
- To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
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Further reading
- criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- criticize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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