criticar — meaning in English

English meaning

• animadvert verb To criticise, to censure.
• criticize verb To point out faults or problems in something or someone.
• critique noun A detailed, thoughtful assessment of something, pointing out both strengths and weaknesses.
• decry verb To denounce as harmful.
• rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
• rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.

Senses

criticar is used for these senses in English:

• animadvert (intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
• criticize To find fault (with something).
• criticize To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
• critique To review something; to criticize.
• decry (transitive) To blame for ills.
• rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
• rubbish (transitive, chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. [from c. 1950s (Australia, New Zealand)]

animadvert — full definition

1. verb To criticise, to censure.
2. verb To consider.
3. verb To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

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