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criticare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • criticize verb To point out faults or problems in something or someone.
  • decry verb To denounce as harmful.
  • denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

Senses

criticare is used for these senses in English:

  • criticize To find fault (with something).
  • criticize To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
  • decry (transitive) To blame for ills.
  • denigrate (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  • second-guess (transitive) To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.

decry — full definition

  1. verb To denounce as harmful.
  2. verb To blame for ills.

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