English

Alternative forms

• criticise (UK)

Verb

criticize ‎(third-person singular simple present criticizes, present participle criticizing, simple past and past participle criticized) (transitive, intransitive)

1. To find fault (with something).
2. To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

Synonyms

• (find fault with): censure, pick at
• (evaluate): appraise, judge

Hyponyms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• scold
• complain

External links

• criticize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• criticize in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911