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Meaning of 'criticise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Criticise [ v. i.]
- To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment; to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.
- To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person; esp., to find fault.
2 . Criticise [ v. t.]
- To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture.
- To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of; esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to criticise conduct.

Meaning of 'criticise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . criticise [ v]
Meaning (1):
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Example in sentence:
  • Don't knock the food--it's free;
  • The paper criticized the new movie
Meaning (2):
- act as a critic
Example in sentence:
  • Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either

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