criticize

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(Israeli) "other"; but when it's time to self-criticize, they beg off; what self-criticism one finds often appears only in the foreign language version of the website.

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  1. transitive verb To find fault with: criticized the decision as unrealistic. See Usage Note at critique.
  2. transitive verb To judge the merits and faults of; analyze and evaluate.
  3. intransitive verb To act as a critic.

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  • From what I read and hear, it strikes me that the people who criticize are the ones that work and are most set on winning the war. —  Died in the Wool - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 13: 1944
  • (Israeli) "other"; but when it's time to self-criticize, they beg off; what self-criticism one finds often appears only in the foreign language version of the website. —  Augean Stables
  • No Board of Bar Overseers, no enforcement divisions, no review boards that monitor, criticize, and condemn unethical reporting.
  • "The right to criticize is also an obligation to know what you are talking about." sideliner wrote on Feb 27, 2009 5: 08 PM:
  • Advertisements can be broadly categorized into three buckets: the ones we see offhandedly and never think about again; those we see, scoff at, criticize, and eventually tire of and let blow over; and then the ones we can't resist, the ones that stick with us when we go to make a purchase.
 

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/ˈkrɪtɪsajz/
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