criticize

English

/ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/

verb
Definitions
  • To find fault (with something).
  • To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

Etymology

Suffix from English critic derived from Ancient Greek κριτικός (of for judging, able to discern, able to judge, be able to discern) root from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krey-

Gloss

separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part

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