criticize
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
criticize /ˈkrɪtɪsʌɪz/ (or criticise)
▶verb
- 1 disapprovingly indicate the faults of.
- 2 form and express a critical assessment of (a literary or artistic work).
– derivatives
criticizable adjective,
criticizer noun.
criticizable adjective,
criticizer noun.
'criticize' also found in these Oxford entries:
animadvert
- attack
- bad-mouth
- bag
- bash
- batter
- beat
- berate
- blast
- canvas
- chops
- come
- crucify
- cut
- denigrate
- dispraise
- do
- dump
- excoriate
- fault
- flay
- get
- go
- hammer
- henpeck
- hoe
- jump
- knock
- knuckle
- lambaste
- light
- monster
- niggle
- pan
- pick
- piece
- poke
- put
- put-down
- rap
- rebuke
- revile
- roast
- rubbish
- run
- satire
- satirize
- savage
- scarify
