Criticise
- Criticise
- 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.
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Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the
form of the association. --Addison.
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2. To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person;
esp., to find fault.
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Cavil you may, but never criticise. -- Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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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… … 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
