CRITICIZE

v. 1 judge, evaluate, value, assess, appraise, estimate; discuss, analyse He criticizes books for the quarterly 2 censure, find fault (with), carp (at), cavil (at), condemn, attack, denounce, disapprove (of), put down, impugn, blast, lambaste, Colloq pan, knock, Brit slate His book was criticized because of its poor scholarship Why must he constantly criticize, even when there's nothing wrong?