criticize

criticize
критиковать глагол:
критиковать (criticize, attack, carp, damn, pull apart, rap)
осуждать (condemn, judge, denounce, criticize, decry, convict)
подвергать суровой критике (excoriate, batter, riddle, criticize)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.

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  • criticize — criticize, reprehend, blame, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce are comparable when they mean to find fault with someone or something openly, often publicly, and with varying degrees of severity. Criticize in its basic sense does not carry… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • criticize — v. t. same as {criticise}; as, The paper criticized the new movie. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • criticize — [v1] disapprove, judge as bad animadvert on, bash, blame, blast, blister, carp, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, clobber, come down on, condemn, cut down*, cut to bits*, cut up*, denounce, denunciate, disparage, do a number on*, dress down*,… …   New thesaurus

  • criticize — [krit′ə sīz΄] vi., vt. criticized, criticizing 1. to analyze and judge as a critic 2. to judge disapprovingly; find fault (with); censure criticizable adj. criticizer n. SYN. CRITICIZE, in this comparison, is the general term for finding fault… …   English World dictionary

  • criticize — I (evaluate) verb adjudge, appraise, assess, consider, examine, gauge, iudicare, judge, measure, rank, rate, reckon, review, scrutinize, sum up, take stock of, value, weigh II (find fault with) verb animadvert, berate, blame, castigate, censure,… …   Law dictionary

  • criticize — 1640s, to pass judgment on something (usually unfavorable), from CRITIC (Cf. critic) + IZE (Cf. ize). Meaning to discuss critically is from 1660s; that of to censure is from 1704. Related: Criticized; criticizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • criticize — (also criticise) ► VERB 1) indicate the faults of in a disapproving way. 2) form and express a critical assessment of (a literary or artistic work) …   English terms dictionary

  • criticize — crit|i|cize W3S3 also criticise BrE [ˈkrıtısaız] v 1.) [I and T] to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults ≠ ↑praise ▪ Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time. be strongly/sharply/heavily… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • criticize — v. 1) to criticize fairly; harshly, severely, sharply 2) (D; tr.) to criticize for (to criticize smb. for sloppy work) * * * [ krɪtɪsaɪz] harshly severely sharply to criticize fairly (D; tr.) to criticize for (to criticize smb. for sloppy work) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • criticize */*/ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz] / US [ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz] verb Word forms criticize : present tense I/you/we/they criticize he/she/it criticizes present participle criticizing past tense criticized past participle criticized Metaphor: Criticizing someone or speaking in …   English dictionary

  • criticize — crit|i|cize [ krıtı,saız ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say what you think is wrong or bad about something: Cabinet members were told not to criticize the policy publicly. It was difficult to be honest without seeming to criticize.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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