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crit·i·cize
(krĭt′ĭ-sīz′)v. crit·i·cized, crit·i·ciz·ing, crit·i·ciz·es
v.tr.
1. To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique.
2. To judge the merits and faults of; analyze and evaluate: criticizes art for a living.
v.intr.
To act as a critic.
crit′i·ciz′a·ble adj.
crit′i·ciz′er n.
Synonyms: criticize, censure, condemn, denounce, decry
These verbs mean to express an unfavorable judgment. Criticize can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval: formed a panel to criticize the students' works; was angry when his parents criticized the way he dressed.
Censure refers to the often formal pronouncement of strong criticism: "[He] censured from the pulpit what many others have welcomed as a much-needed religious awakening" (John Edgar Wideman).
Condemn usually applies to harsh moral judgment: "The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated" (Robert H. Jackson).
Denounce and decry imply public proclamation of condemnation or repudiation: "Fictionalizing in the writing of biography ... has been largely denounced by critics ... and teachers" (Margaret Bush)."The worship of the senses has often, and with much justice, been decried" (Oscar Wilde).
These verbs mean to express an unfavorable judgment. Criticize can mean merely to evaluate without necessarily finding fault; however, usually the word implies the expression of disapproval: formed a panel to criticize the students' works; was angry when his parents criticized the way he dressed.
Censure refers to the often formal pronouncement of strong criticism: "[He] censured from the pulpit what many others have welcomed as a much-needed religious awakening" (John Edgar Wideman).
Condemn usually applies to harsh moral judgment: "The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated" (Robert H. Jackson).
Denounce and decry imply public proclamation of condemnation or repudiation: "Fictionalizing in the writing of biography ... has been largely denounced by critics ... and teachers" (Margaret Bush)."The worship of the senses has often, and with much justice, been decried" (Oscar Wilde).
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criticize
(ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz) orcriticise
vb
1. to judge (something) with disapproval; censure
2. to evaluate or analyse (something)
ˈcritiˌcizable, ˈcritiˌcisable adj
ˈcritiˌcizer, ˈcritiˌciser n
ˈcritiˌcizingly, ˈcritiˌcisingly adv
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crit•i•cize
(ˈkrɪt əˌsaɪz)v. -cized, -ciz•ing. v.t.
1. to find fault with; censure.
2. to judge or discuss the merits of.
v.i. 3. to judge unfavorably or harshly; find fault.
4. to make judgments as to merits and faults.
[1640–50]
crit′i•ciz`a•ble, adj.
crit′i•ciz`er, n.
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criticize
Past participle: criticized
Gerund: criticizing
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| criticize |
| criticize |
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| I criticize |
| you criticize |
| he/she/it criticizes |
| we criticize |
| you criticize |
| they criticize |
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| I criticized |
| you criticized |
| he/she/it criticized |
| we criticized |
| you criticized |
| they criticized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am criticizing |
| you are criticizing |
| he/she/it is criticizing |
| we are criticizing |
| you are criticizing |
| they are criticizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have criticized |
| you have criticized |
| he/she/it has criticized |
| we have criticized |
| you have criticized |
| they have criticized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was criticizing |
| you were criticizing |
| he/she/it was criticizing |
| we were criticizing |
| you were criticizing |
| they were criticizing |
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| I had criticized |
| you had criticized |
| he/she/it had criticized |
| we had criticized |
| you had criticized |
| they had criticized |
| Future |
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| I will criticize |
| you will criticize |
| he/she/it will criticize |
| we will criticize |
| you will criticize |
| they will criticize |
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| I will have criticized |
| you will have criticized |
| he/she/it will have criticized |
| we will have criticized |
| you will have criticized |
| they will have criticized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be criticizing |
| you will be criticizing |
| he/she/it will be criticizing |
| we will be criticizing |
| you will be criticizing |
| they will be criticizing |
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| I have been criticizing |
| you have been criticizing |
| he/she/it has been criticizing |
| we have been criticizing |
| you have been criticizing |
| they have been criticizing |
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| I will have been criticizing |
| you will have been criticizing |
| he/she/it will have been criticizing |
| we will have been criticizing |
| you will have been criticizing |
| they will have been criticizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been criticizing |
| you had been criticizing |
| he/she/it had been criticizing |
| we had been criticizing |
| you had been criticizing |
| they had been criticizing |
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| I would criticize |
| you would criticize |
| he/she/it would criticize |
| we would criticize |
| you would criticize |
| they would criticize |
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| I would have criticized |
| you would have criticized |
| he/she/it would have criticized |
| we would have criticized |
| you would have criticized |
| they would have criticized |
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Verb 1. criticize - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
savage, pillory, crucify, blast - criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
reprehend - express strong disapproval of
deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
belabor, belabour - attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
come down - criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
denounce - speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
find fault, blame, pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
nitpick - be overly critical; criticize minor details
lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
comment, point out, remark, notice - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
harsh on - criticize harshly; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid"
praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
2. criticize - act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
act - discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
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criticize
verb
1. find fault with, censure, disapprove of, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), condemn, slam (slang), flame (informal), carp, put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), disparage, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), nag at, lambast(e), pick holes in, excoriate, pick to pieces, give (someone or something) a bad press, pass strictures upon His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.
find fault with praise, compliment, commend, laud (literary), extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
find fault with praise, compliment, commend, laud (literary), extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)
Quotations
"To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make its own" [Henry James What Maisie Knew]
"To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make its own" [Henry James What Maisie Knew]
Proverbs
"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"
"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"
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criticize
verb2. To write a critical report on:
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Translations
kritizovatrecenzovatkriticky posoudit
kritisereanmelde
arvustama
arvostellakritisoidamoittiaarvioida
kritizirati
bírálmegbírál
gagnrÿna
批判する
비평하다
kriticky posúdiť
grajatikritiziratioceniti
kritisera
วิจารณ์
eleştirmek tenkit etmekeleştiride bulunmak
phê phán
criticize
[ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] VT & VI (= review, find fault) → criticarI don't wish to criticize, but → no quisiera criticar, pero ...
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criticize
[ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] criticise (British) vt [+ person] → critiquer ; [+ decision, policy, actions, performance] → critiquerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
criticize
vi → kritisieren
vt → kritisieren ; to criticize somebody for something → jdn für etw kritisieren ; I criticized her for always being late → ich kritisierte sie dafür, dass sie immer zu spät kommt
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critic
(ˈkritik) noun1. a person who judges or comments on books, art etc. He is the book critic for the local newspaper. resensent, kritikus ناقِد критик crítico kritik der/die Kritiker(in) anmelder; kritiker κριτικός crítico arvustaja منتقد kriitikko critique מבקר आलोचक, समीक्षक kritičar (mű)bíráló kritikus gagnrÿnandi critico 批評家 비평가 kritikas kritiķis pengkritik criticus kritiker, anmelder krytyk منتقد crítico critic критик kritik ocenjevalec kritičar kritiker, recensent นักวิจารณ์ eleştirmen 評論家 критик نقاد، تنقيد نگار nhà phê bình 评论家,批评家
2. a person who finds fault. His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job. kritikus ناقِد، مُتَصيِّد للأخطـاء критикар crítico kritik der/die Kritiker(in) kritiker κριτής crítico kritiseerija نکوهشگر؛ منتقد arvostelija détracteur/-trice מבקר छिद्रान्वेषी kritičar kritikus pencela gagnrÿnandi critico あら探しする人 혹평가 kritikas, priekabus vertintojas kritiķis pengkritik criticus kritisk røst/person, dommer krytyk منتقد crítico critic критикан kritik kritik kritičar häcklare ผู้ที่จับผิด tenkitçi birisi 愛挑剔的人 критикан نكتہ چین، عيب جو người chỉ trích 爱挑剔的人
ˈcritical adjective1. judging and analysing. He has written several critical works on Shakespeare. kritiek, krities نَقْدي، إنتِقادي، تَحْليلي критически crítico kritický kritisch kritisk κριτικός crítico arvustav نقدگرانه kriittinen critique בִּיקוֹרתִי विवेचनात्मक kritičan bíráló; kritikai kritis sem felur í sér gagnrÿni critico 批評の 비판적인 kritikos kritisks kritikal kritisch kritisk krytyczny خطرناک crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritički kritisk เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์ eleştirici, eleştirel 評論性的 критичний تنقيدى phê phán 评论性的
2. fault-finding. He tends to be critical of his children. krities إنتِقادي، باحِث عن الأخْطاء критичен crítico kritický tadelsüchtig kritisk επικριτικός crítico, severo kriitiline خرده گیر؛ انتقاد آمیز moittiva critique בִּיקוֹרתִי मीन-मेख निकालने वाला kritičan kritikus bersifat selalu mencela aðfinnslusamur critico あら探しの 흠을 들추어 내는 kritiškas, kritiškai nusistatęs kritizējošs mencari salah kritisch kritisk krytyczny انتقادی crítico critic критичный kritický dlakocepski kritičan kritisk ที่ชอบจับผิด kusur bulucu, tenkit edip duran 吹毛求疵的 критичний عيب جو chỉ trích 挑剔的,苛求的
3. of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious. a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical. kritieke toestand حَرِج، مُتأزِّم، خَطير критичен crítico kritický bedenklich kritisk κρίσιμος crítico, grave, serio väga tõsine بحرانی؛ نگران کننده vakava critique קריטי, אנוש नाजुक kritičan, težak válságos gawat alvarlegur; tvísÿnn critico 危機的な 위기의 kritinis, kritiškas, pavojingas kritisks genting kritiek avgjørende, kritisk, livsviktig krytyczny بحرانی، خطری crítico critic критический kritický kritičen kritičan kritisk เป็นช่วงอันตราย ciddi, kritik 危急的 переломний, вирішальний تشويشناك، نازك thuộc thời điểm khó khăn 危急的
ˈcritically adverb kritiek, krities بِصورَة إنْتِقادِيَّه، بِصورَة حَرِجَـه критично criticamente kriticky kritisch kritisk; afgørende κρίσιμα, επικριτικά críticamente, de manera/forma crítica kriitiliselt بطور وخیم و بحرانی vakavasti de façon critique בְּאוֹפֵן אֲנוּש सुक्ष्म रूप से kritično kritikusan; válságos állapotban secara kritis á gagnrÿninn hátt in maniera critica 批判的に 결정적으로 kritiškai, pavojingai kritiski; kritizējoši dengan genting kritisch kritisk, alvorlig, avgjørende, livstruende krytycznie په بحرانی او خطر په ډول criticamente (în mod) critic критически kriticky kritično kritično kritiskt โดยเป็นช่วงอันตราย eleştirici bir şekilde; ciddî, ağır 批判地 критично ناقدانہ، تنقيدى نظر سے chỉ trích 批判性地,苛求地
ˈcriticize, ˈcriticise (-saiz) verb1. to find fault (with). He's always criticizing her. kritiseer ينتَقِد، يَبْحَثُ عَن الأخطاء критикувам criticar kritizovat kritisieren kritisere κατακρίνω, επικρίνω criticar kritiseerima عیب جویی کردن؛ نکوهش کردن kritisoida critiquer לְבָקֵר दोष निकालना kritizirati kritizál mengritik gagnrÿna criticare 批判する 비판하다 kritikuoti kritizēt; nopelt mengkritik kritiek hebben op kritisere, finne feil ved, klandre krytykować د چا غلطی پیداکول ، د چا عیب ویل criticar a critica критиковать kritizovať grajati kritikovati จับผิด tenkit etmek, eleştirmek 吹毛求疵,批評 осуджувати تنقيد كرنا، عيب نكالنا chỉ trích 挑剔,批评,非难
2. to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc. beoordeel, resenseer, afkeur يَنْتَـقِـد (كِتاباً) анализирам criticar recenzovat, kriticky posoudit kritisieren anmelde κρίνω realizar una crítica arvustama نقد ادبی کردن arvostella faire la critique de לִמתוֹחַ בִּקוֹרֶת आलोचनात्मक निर्णय करना suditi (meg)bírál menilai gagnrÿna fare la critica 批評する 비평하다 nagrinėti, vertinti izteikt spriedumu/domas memberi komen beoordelen, kritiseren skrive en tekstkritikk, anmelde recenzować ادبی نقد criticar a judeca critic критиковать kriticky posúdiť oceniti kritikovati kritisera วิจารณ์; แสดงความเห็น eleştiride bulunmak 評論 критикувати كسى كتاب پر اپنى راۓ دينا phê bình 评论
ˈcriticism noun kritiek, beoordeling, resensie نَقْد، إنتِقاد критика crítica kritika, posudek die Kritik kritik κριτική crítica arvustus نقد arvostelu critique ביקורת आलोचना, समीक्षा kritika (mű)bírálat, kritika kritik gagnrÿni critica 批評 비평 kritika kritika kritikan kritiek kritikk; klaging krytyka نقد crítica critică критика kritika ocena, kritika kritika kritik การวิจารณ์ eleştirme, tenkit 批判 критика; критичний розгляд تنقيد sự phê bình 批评
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criticize
→ يَنْتَقِدُ kritizovat kritisere kritisieren επικρίνω criticar arvostella critiquer kritizirati criticare 批判する 비평하다 bekritiseren kritisere skrytykować criticar осуждать kritisera วิจารณ์ eleştirmek phê phán 批评Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009