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- Dictionarycrit·i·cize/ˈkridəˌsīz/
verb
- 1. indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way: "technicians were criticized for defective workmanship"
- 2. form and express a sophisticated judgment of (a literary or artistic work): "a literary text may be criticized on two grounds: the semantic and the expressive"
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The meaning of CRITICIZE is to act as a critic. How to use criticize in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Criticize.
CRITICIZE definition: 1. to express disapproval of someone or something: 2. to give an opinion or judgment about a book…. Learn more.
A critic is someone who judges, and that doesn't have to mean negative judgment (think of a glowing movie review from a movie critic), but when we use criticize we always mean finding what's wrong, instead of what's good, with something.
Synonyms for CRITICIZE: blame, condemn, denounce, fault, knock, attack, scold, complain; Antonyms of CRITICIZE: praise, extol, laud, approve, recommend, commend, endorse, extoll
[VERB noun] The minister criticised the police for failing to come up with any leads. [VERB noun + for] The regime has been harshly criticized for serious human rights violations. [V n for n/-ing] Synonyms: find fault with, censure, disapprove of, knock [informal] More Synonyms of criticize. More Synonyms of criticize.
CRITICIZE meaning: 1. to express disapproval of someone or something: 2. to give an opinion or judgment about a book…. Learn more.
1. to find fault with; censure. 2. to judge or discuss the merits of. v.i.
to censure or find fault with. Synonyms: blame, condemn to judge or discuss the merits and faults of: to criticize three novels in one review. Synonyms: evaluate, appraise
Definition of criticize verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CRITICIZE meaning: 1 : to express disapproval of (someone or something) to talk about the problems or faults of (someone or something); 2 : to look at and make judgments about (something, such as a piece of writing or a work of art)
