Criticise
- Criticise
- Criticise Crit"i*cise (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.]
[Written also, more analogically, but less commonly,
criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.]
1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or
artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to
criticise a picture.
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2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of;
esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to
criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.
Syn: criticize, pick apart.
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Criticise — Crit i*cise, v. i. 1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; formerly used with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the form of the association. Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
criticise — [krit′ə sīz΄] vi., vt. criticised, criticising alt. Brit. sp. of CRITICIZE * * * … Universalium
criticise — British English spelling of CRITICIZE (Cf. criticize); for suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize) … Etymology dictionary
criticise — [krit′ə sīz΄] vi., vt. criticised, criticising alt. Brit. sp. of CRITICIZE … English World dictionary
criticise — v. 1) to criticise fairly; harshly, severely, sharply 2) (D; tr.) to criticise for (to criticise smb. for sloppy work) … Combinatory dictionary
criticise — British variant of criticize … New Collegiate Dictionary
criticise — verb a) To evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults They criticised him for endangering peoples lives. b) To find fault (with something) See Also: critic, critical … Wiktionary
criticise — 01. She was [criticized] for not finishing the project on time. 02. Television reporters always [criticize] the government. 03. The student thought that the teacher s [criticism] was too harsh. 04. David Ben Gurion once said that the test of… … Grammatical examples in English
criticise — crit|i|cise [ krıtı,saız ] a British spelling of criticize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
criticise — [[t]krɪ̱tɪsaɪz[/t]] see criticize … English dictionary
