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verb-transitive:
- to get fault with: criticized your decision as impractical. See Usage Note at critique.
- To judge the merits and faults of; analyze and evaluate.
- same as criticise.
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verb-intransitive:
- To act as a critic.
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verb:
- locate fault (with anything)
- to guage (anything), and judge its merits and faults
- become a critic
- discover fault with; express critique of; explain real or thought of defects
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others:
- To examine or judge critically; total or compose criticisms upon; pass wisdom upon with respect to merit or demerit; animadvert upon; discover and weigh the faults and merits of: as, to criticize a painting; to criticize a poem; to criticize conduct.
- Specifically To censure; judge with extent; explain defects or faults in.
- to do something as a critic; judge of such a thing critically; utter or write crucial viewpoints.
- To animadvert; express opinions as to specific points: accompanied by upon.
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Variant for "criticize"
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