transitive. To find fault with (conduct, an action, a belief, etc.); to censure, condemn.
| 单词 | θ133068 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] (87) reprehendc1400 transitive. To find fault with (conduct, an action, a belief, etc.); to censure, condemn. murmur1424 transitive. Scottish. To complain against; to criticize the actions of (a person); to accuse. Now only in to murmur a judge: to cast aspersions on… discommenda1500 intransitive. To find fault, express disapproval. Obsolete. belack1531 transitive. To depreciate, find fault with. to find fault (with, at)c1540 Hence, idiomatically, to find fault (with,†at): to express dissatisfaction (with), criticize unfavourably, censure. scan?c1550 transitive. To criticize; to test or estimate the correctness or value of; to judge by a certain rule or standard. Sometimes with allusion to sense 1. fault1563 transitive. To find fault with, to blame or censure. Also †to fault (a person) withor that: to charge with, find fault with because. pinch1567 transitive. To find fault with, blame, or criticize. Obsolete. to lift or move a lip1579 Chiefly plural. Considered as one of the organs of speech; often in figurative contexts. (In early examples chiefly in literalisms from the Vulgate) †… raign1581 transitive. To arraign. reflect1605 With on or upon. To cast a reflection (reflection, n. 9) on; to show in a bad light. Now rare. intransitive. To make a negative remark or judgement… criminate1645 transitive. To represent (a thing or action) as criminal; to censure; to condemn. Now rare. criticize1652 transitive. To pass judgement on (a person or thing); esp. to express a harsh or unfavourable opinion of (a person or thing); to find fault with… nick1668 transitive. To criticize, censure, speak ill of. Obsolete. rare. critic1697 transitive. To pass judgement on (a person or thing); esp. to express a harsh or unfavourable opinion of (a person or thing); to criticize… chop1712 transitive. To find fault with; = argue, v. 2. stricture1851 transitive. To criticize, censure. to get on to ——1895 intransitive. colloquial. To scold or reprimand; to criticize. chip1898 transitive. To taunt or tease (a person); to jeer or scoff at (a person). Also: to criticize, reproach, or denigrate (a person). rap1899 transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To disparage; to reprimand or criticize. Cf. to rap (a person) on the knuckles (also fingers) at phrases. nitpick1956 transitive. To criticize (a thing) in an overzealous or pedantic fashion; to find fault with. Subcategories:— wrongly (2) — sharply (7) — severely (32) — excessively (1) — indirectly (1) — randomly or opportunistically (1) — captiously (21) — by hindsight (1) |
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