критикова́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• animadvert verb To criticise or find fault with something.
• attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
• bash verb To hit something hard and roughly.
• castigate verb To scold or punish someone harshly.
• 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.
• judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
• vituperate verb To scold someone very harshly, often with insults.

Senses

критикова́ть is used for these senses in English:

• animadvert (intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.
• attack (transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
• bash (transitive, informal) To criticize harshly.
• castigate (transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
• castigate (transitive, formal) To execrate or condemn something in a harsh manner, especially by public criticism.
• critique To review something; to criticize.
• judge (ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.
• second-guess (transitive) To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.

animadvert — full definition

1. verb To criticise or find fault with something.
2. verb To think carefully about something.
3. verb (law) To direct official attention towards something, in order to criticise or punish it.

attack — full definition

1. verb To use violent force against a person or place.
2. verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
3. verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
4. noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
5. noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.

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