verb
1.
Synonyms: criticize , blame, censure, denounce, denunciate, knock, rap, reprehend, reprobate, skin
Related Word: belittle, decry, depreciate, disparage; deprecate, disapprove
Idioms: damn with faint praise, find fault with
Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment; acclaim, eulogize, extol, laud, praise; condone, excuse, forgive, pardon
2.
Synonyms: sentence , damn, doom, proscribe
Contrasted words: deliver, redeem, rescue, save